Soils

Large soil particles that feel grainy

• Sand

• Clay

• Silt

Soil particles that are dusty when dry and feel slick and velvety when wet

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

Soil with very small smooth particles that feel sticky when wet

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

What is the texture of sandy soils?

• Coarse

• Medium

• Fine

Loamy Soils never feel

• Coarse

• Medium

• Moderately Fine

The texture of Clay Soils is

• Coarse

• Moderately Coarse

• Fine

Deep Soils have _ inches of soil that can be permeated by roots

• More than 40

• 20-40

• 10-20

Shallow Soils have _ inches of soil that can be penetrated by roots

• Less Than 10

• 10-20

• 20-40

The number of feet that land rises or falls within a 20 ft distance

• Surface Runoff

• Erosion

• Slope

The movement of air and water through soil

• Erosion

• Permeability

• Runoff