Soil Texture Triangle Worksheet Answer Key
Using your soil texture chart and example determine the.
Soil texture triangle worksheet answer key. Soil textural triangle practice exercises clay sand silt texture name. 5 wherever your lines intersect indicates the soil type you have. 40 sand 50 silt 10 clay 2. Example 75 10 15 sandy loam.
At each number two lines enter the triangle. 70 sand 15 silt 15 clay 3. Sand silt clay soil texture example 75 10 15 sandy loam 1 42 21 37 clay loam 2. 1 find the number that represents the percentage of sand along the bottom of the soil textural triangle.
30 sand 40 silt 30 clay silt loam. Soil texture worksheet directions. When a number is missing fill in the blanks. Soil texture triangle worksheet and soil management.
B 60 30 10. It needs lots of water and full sun. 52 21 silt loam. 20 sand 60 silt 20 clay 5.
50 10 40 sandy clay. At the selected number hold a ruler along the left line. Name soil texture worksheet. Soil texture practice part 1.
In this situation with 65 sand 27 clay and 8 silt it is sandy clay loam. Using your soil texture chart and example determine the following soil textures using the percentages given. It can be handy if it was developed from clay or if it was designed with a clay loam base. Use the soil textural triangle to distinguish between different types of soil materials soil textural triangle guided notes page one per student guided practice page one per student answer key for teachers three rulers or straight edges preparatory work make necessary copies review soil textural triangle use.
35 sand 15 silt 50 clay 4. The next type of soil is the clay loam. Using your soil texture chart and example determine the following soil textures using the percentages given. Soil textural triangle key completed by determine the appropriate soil textural class using the soil textural triangle for each problem below.
Let s start with the sandy loam. Sand silt clay soil texture. Soil that is considered to be sandy loam is good for general garden landscaping.