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How do you separate a mixture of soil silt clay sand and humus?
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∙ 12y ago
Use a magnet to collect all the iron. Then use water to dissolve all the salt. The poppy seeds will float and the sand will sink. Skim the top to get the poppy seeds, then remove the sand. Boil down the water to get the salt back.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoi don't know. i think you should use a lot of water and a small, medium, and large sifter.
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Is humus mixture of sand and clay?
yes
What the three basic textures that soil can have?
Clay, loam (containing a mixture of clay, sand and humus), and sandy.
Soil types is richest in organic material?
Loam, which is a mixture of clay, sand & humus.
Which soil type is richest in organic material?
Loam, which is a mixture of clay, sand & humus.
Which is heavier gravel clay sand humus?
First, the lightest soil component is clay. The, there's sand then humus then finally gravel.
How much sand clay gravel and humus does it take to make soil?
25%-sand 255-clay 25%-gravel 25%-humus
What is the most permeable rock?
Sand. The ability of water to flow through a soil is referred to as the soil's permeability (A) Clay (B) Loam (C) Sand (D) Silt (E) Humu
Is sand clay and humus a good planting material?
no
What does sand silt and clay combine with to make soil?
Humus
What make up loam?
Loam contains a mixture of sand, silt, clay and humus in relatively even concentrations (about 40-40-20% concentration respectively).
What are loam examples?
Loam example is:soil,clay,sand,and humus.
What is the type of soil that contains a mixture of sand silt clay and humus?
As Loam soil has almost equal proportions of sand, silt & clay the bacterial activity is very high. Hence bacterial activity is highly predominant in loam soil. So humus content may be high in loamy soil than clay which has high organic content but poor aeration due to which bacterial activity is low.
