a] thickness
b] color
c] chemistry
d] texture
there are 3 basic types of soil:
clay, silt and sand
these are then broken down further into:
loam
sandy clay< /> sandy clay loam
sandy loam
loamy sand
clay loam
silty clay
silty clay loam
silt loam
clay is the finest grain and therefor has the slowest drainage rate,
sand has the largest grain size and thus the fastest rate of infiltration and silt has a grain size and drainage rate between those of clay and sand.
Landforms are classified by their common features.
Soil is classified on the basis of colour and fertility.
Sediments are classified by their texture and characteristics
by seeing colour and some features
the particle size of the sediments within the rock
Detrital sedimentary are classified according to the size and shape of their sediments.
Lithogenous sediments come from the land They result primarily from erosion by water, wind, and ice Biogenous sediments originate from organisms The particles in these sediments come from shells and hard skeletons. Although lithogenous sediments represent the largest total volume, biogenous sediments cover a greater area of sea floor
Sediments can be picked up by wind, and water.
Sediments are deposited on to other sediments and immense heat and pressure turn the sediments into a rock
Rock-cocks.Size
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Origin
the particle size of the sediments within the rock
Detrital sedimentary are classified according to the size and shape of their sediments.
Any rock could be virtually any size, so it would be of little use to use size as a classification parameter. Sediments or clasts composing sedimentary rocks, however, are classified according to size.
The three types of ocean floor sediments are Terrigenous, Biogenous, and Hydrogenous sediments.
Sediments that are in outwash are sorted sediments, organized by size, while sediments that are in moraine are unsorted.
The rock formed would usually be classified as clastic sedimentary rock, like shale.
Pressure of water and other sediments.
The dropping of the sediments or DEPOSITING the sediments
Chemical sediments are mineral precipitate :)