3: Soil Texture

Question 1

Fine-earth fraction

Answer 1

< 2.0 mm
Sand, silt, and clay are the three soil particle sizes (or separates)

Question 2

Soil texture

Answer 2

Describes the relative proportion of particles (sand, silt, clay) in a given soil

Question 3

Which particle size is sand?

Answer 3

Sand is from 0.05-2.00 mm

Question 4

Which particle size is silt?

Answer 4

Silt is from 0.002-0.05 mm

Question 5

Which particle is clay?

Answer 5

Clay is less than 0.002 mm

Question 6

Loam

Answer 6

Soil with a balance between the properties of the three particles: clay, sand, and silt (no one property dominates)