the amount that can be held or contained

sedimentary material with very small grains

dark brown or black organic substance made up of decayed plant of animal matter

soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay, silt and organic matter

to keep or hold in a particlar place

sedimentary material consisiting of very fine particles in size between sand and clay

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Properties of Soil

Vocabulary

Question	Answer
Capacity	the amount that can be held or contained
clay	sedimentary material with very small grains
humus	dark brown or black organic substance made up of decayed plant of animal matter
Loam	soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay, silt and organic matter
pore	space in rock and soil
retain	to keep or hold in a particlar place
silt	sedimentary material consisiting of very fine particles in size between sand and clay