FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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This type of soil is sticky when wet and powdery when dry.
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clay
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silt
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sand
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gravel
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The soil that becomes sticky when wet is a Clayey Soil.
Detailed explanation-2: -Clay soil feels lumpy and is sticky when wet and rock hard when dry. Clay soil is poor at draining and has few air spaces. The soil will warm up slowly in spring and it is heavy to cultivate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Places where the soil is very sticky and clayey are called marshy soil.
Detailed explanation-4: -Clay soil is soil that is comprised of very fine mineral particles and not much organic material. The resulting soil is quite sticky since there is not much space between the mineral particles, and it does not drain well at all.
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