FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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humus, sand, silt, clay
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humus, sand silt, bark
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sand, silt, clay
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sandy Soil. The first type of soil is sand. Silt Soil. Silt, which is known to have much smaller particles compared to sandy soil and is made up of rock and other mineral particles, which are smaller than sand and larger than clay. Clay Soil. Clay is the smallest particle among the other two types of soil.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are three main categories of soil: sandy, clay or loam.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sand. It is most extensively used construction material. Silt. Silt is a sediment material with an intermediate size between sand and clay. Clay. Loam.
Detailed explanation-4: -Clay soils are heavy, high in nutrients, wet and cold in winter and baked dry in summer. Sandy soils are light, dry, warm, low in nutrients and often acidic. Silt soils are fertile, light but moisture-retentive, and easily compacted. Loams are mixtures of clay, sand and silt that avoid the extremes of each type. More items