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What does sand silt and clay combine with to make soil?
Humus
What are the four basic materials that soil is made of?
sand, clay, silt, and humus
What is loam and what is humus?
HUMUS IS A DARK-COLORED,MINERAL SUBSTANCE THAT DEVELOPS AS DEAD PLANTS AND ANIMALS.loam is soil with a crumbly texture that is made of equal parts of clay,sand,and silt.
Is there humus in loam?
HUMUS IS A DARK-COLORED,MINERAL SUBSTANCE THAT DEVELOPS AS DEAD PLANTS AND ANIMALS.loam is soil with a crumbly texture that is made of equal parts of clay,sand,and silt.
What Soil with about equal parts of clay sand and silt?
loam
What is soil with about equal parts of clay sand and silt?
loam
What is the soil made of equal parts clay sand and silt?
Loam
What does the word loam mean in science?
A fertile soil that typically contains sand, silt and clay (40-40-20) and humus.
What are 5 properties of soil?
clay,sand,silt,and loam
What rocks materials are found in soil?
1. Rock materials that are found in soil are mainly sand, silt and clay.
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.
What is the A horizon need help?
The A horizon is the top layer and is made out of sand, clay silt, and humus. It is where most plants grow. =-) Hope that helped.
