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Soil
This will help students review for a test on soil.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3 layers of soil | topsoil, subsoil, bedrock |
| humus | a part of soil that is made up of decayed materials |
| humus description | dark, soft, crumbly |
| sand description | large grains, feels gritty, water leaves it quickly |
| clay description | becomes sticky when wet but dries in hard clumps |
| silt description | pieces are smaller than sand and feels like powder |
| What is soil made of? | bacteria, fungi, worms, plant material, pieces of rock |
| loam | mixture of soil with large and small grains with lots of humus in it; good for planting |