Name and describe the properties of the three main components of soil texture
What will be an ideal response?
Soil texture can be differentiated by the proportion of sand, silt, and clay. If sand predominates, the soil is called sandy and the particle size ranges from 2.0 to 0.02 mm. If silt predominates, then the soil is called silty and the particles range from 0.02 to 0.002 mm. If clay predominates, the soil is called clayey and the particles are less than 0.002 mm. If the soil is roughly 40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay, the soil is called loam. The three properties are "larger particles have larger spaces separating them than smaller particles have," "smaller particles have more surface area relative to their volume than larger particles have," and "nutrient ions and water molecules tend to cling to surfaces."
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