Soil Texture
Sand, ____, and clay are the three soil particle sizes.
What is silt?
Solve the soil texture triangle for: 40 Sand, 20 Clay, 40 Silt
What is loam?
CLORPT discusses different soil ways soil was formed. The P stands for this.
What is parent materials?
7 on the pH scale stands for this.
What is neutral?
This is the smallest particle size.
What is clay?
Solve the soil texture triangle for: 10 Sand, 0 Clay, 90 Silt
What is silt?
The three different weathering processes:
What is physical, chemical, and biological?
pH, also known as potential Hydrogen, typically indicates this in soil.
What is alkaline or acid?
Soil textural classes can be determined by using this
What is the ribbon method?
Solve the soil texture triangle for: 30 Sand, 30 Clay, 40 Silt
What is clay loam?
True or False: Living organisms are an example of a type of weathering.
What is true?
The value on the color chart indicates this.
What is how light or dark the soil is?
The ability of a soil to retain water for use by plants.
What is water-holding capacity?
Solve the soil texture triangle for: 10 Sand, 50 Clay, 40 Silt
What is silty clay?
True or False: The ground freezing and thawing is an example of BIOLOGICAL weathering.
What is false?
This book helps soil scientists help identify soil color.
What is the Munsell Color Chart?
The process in which water and air move throughout soil is called this.
Solve the soil texture triangle for: 60 Sand, 30 Clay, 10 Silt
What is sandy clay loam?
CLORPT discusses different soil ways soil was formed. The R stands for this.
What is relief (topography)?
The hue can be found here on the color chart.
What is the top right corner?