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What is the largest soil particle called?

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What is the largest Particle soil?

clay


What Tye of soil has the largest particles?

large particle soil


What soil has the largest particle size?

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Which of the following is the largest particle in soil?

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Choose the statement that is true.The larger the soil particle the coarser it will be.The smaller the soil particle the coarser it will be.The wetter the soil particle the coarser it will be.The larger the soil particle the finer it will be?

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How does soil particle size affect drainage?

The bigger the particle size, the more drainage the soil would have. The smaller the particle sizer, the less drainage the soil would have. ITS EASY


What is the difference between soil texture and soil structure in soil science terms?

soil texture refers to particle sizes. whereas soil structure refers to particle arrangements


Are there only three soils?

No. There are between 23,000 and 24,000 named soils in the United States alone. These soil types are called "soil series" in the US. There are likely well over 100,000 in the world. You may be talking about the three soil particle sizes: sand, silt and clay. These three particle sizes can be found in different mixes called soil textures.


What does the texture or particle size of the soil determine?

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What does the texture or particle size of soil determine what?

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