Soil Challenge 6to C

This type of soil is very clay-like. It contains fine particles and becomes sticky when wet.

• Clay

• Sandy

Soil is not the loose surface material that covers most land.

• True

• False

This type of soil is made up of organic matter or vegetation. You may know peaty soil as turf

• Loamy

• Peaty

There are 2 types of soil in the world.

• True

• False

This type of soil contains an even amount of both rock and mineral particles.

• Peaty

• Sandy

Read the following options and choose the correct types of soil.

• Water, air and fire.

• Rocks, minerals and particles.

• Land, materials and organic.

• Loamy, Peaty and Silty

This type of soil looks like someone took two chalkboard erasers and clapped them together. It is very chunky and chalk-like due to the high levels of calcium present in the soil.

• Sandy

• Chalky

This type of soil is very slippery and contains few rock pieces.

• Silty

• Chalky

In ancient times, the people would use clay soil to create vases and other pottery pieces.

• True

• False

This kind of soil contains different amounts of sand, silt, and clay with the largest particles being sand and silt. There is much sand in the loamy soil, which makes it appear smooth.

• Clay

• Loamy