Difference between revisions of "Soil"
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===About Soil=== | ===About Soil=== | ||
: There are many different types of soil which depends on what rocks they are made from. | : There are many different types of soil which depends on what rocks they are made from. | ||
| − | : Soil | + | : Soil is made of either sand, clay, chalk or no rock at all. |
: All soils have dead animal and plant material in them. | : All soils have dead animal and plant material in them. | ||
*'''Chalky Soil''' has chalk inside it and is light brown. | *'''Chalky Soil''' has chalk inside it and is light brown. | ||
| − | *'''Clay Soil''' is made mostly of volcanic ash and is either red-orange or blue-grey. | + | *'''Clay Soil''' is made mostly of either volcanic ash clay or very small grains of clay minerals and is either red-orange or blue-grey. |
* '''Peat''' is a soil without any rock material in it and is very dark brown or black. | * '''Peat''' is a soil without any rock material in it and is very dark brown or black. | ||
* '''Sandy Soil''' is made mostly of sand and is a light brown colour. | * '''Sandy Soil''' is made mostly of sand and is a light brown colour. | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 13 August 2018
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Soil is a mixture of rocks and parts of dead creatures that have rotted.
About Soil
- There are many different types of soil which depends on what rocks they are made from.
- Soil is made of either sand, clay, chalk or no rock at all.
- All soils have dead animal and plant material in them.
- Chalky Soil has chalk inside it and is light brown.
- Clay Soil is made mostly of either volcanic ash clay or very small grains of clay minerals and is either red-orange or blue-grey.
- Peat is a soil without any rock material in it and is very dark brown or black.
- Sandy Soil is made mostly of sand and is a light brown colour.