Guide question

What common Characteristics did you observe on your samples?

Do the samples have the same color, texture and odor? Why do you think so?

What do you think is the type of soil that you observed?

Define soil in your own words.

Soil covers most of the land part of the earth. You find plants, animals, houses and other Organism on
the soil. We live on the soil and it help us in many ways. Different types of soil have different physical
characteristics. Each soil type differs in color, texture, odor And its ability to hold water. Some soils are
good for planting while others are not. The presence of the different kinds of vegetative plants in the
place is an evidence of a good quality of soil in the area or locality. Sometimes a combination of soil is
observed in some areas of the country.

there are three different types of soil in our environment, namely:

Types of Soil
Common
Characteristics
1. Clay Particles are
packed
together
tightly. It is
sticky when
wet and has
the finest
texture.
2. Loam It is a mixture
of sand and
clay. It
contains large
amount of
decaying
plants and
animals. It has
a fine texture.
3. Sand Particles are
coarse and
loose.

Soil is a system into which energy and matter from the sun, the atmosphere, and living Organism
penetrate and interact. . it is a system because it is composed of many different parts each of the layers
has a special function to perform.