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2.5 (Soil Properties)

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Total cards: 19•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

How will soil color differ?

Back (Answer)

Sand color will differ depending on moisture content.

#2
Front (Question)

What can soil color indicate?

Back (Answer)

Whether the soil has been saturated with water or not.

#3
Front (Question)

Clay particles hold nutrients until…

Back (Answer)

• they are absorbed by a plant root • eaten by a soil microbe • absorbed into the soil

#4
Front (Question)

Silt Size

Back (Answer)

• Range from 0.002mm to 0.06mm.

#5
Front (Question)

Sand Size

Back (Answer)

• Range from 0.06mm to 2mm.

#6
Front (Question)

Porosity

Back (Answer)

refers to spaces in the soil that can hold either air or water

#7
Front (Question)

Permeability

Back (Answer)

the rate at which water can travel through soil

#8
Front (Question)

Clay Size

Back (Answer)

Less than 0.002mm

#9
Front (Question)

Clay and Silt Porosity (spaces in soil that can hold either war or air)

Back (Answer)

Mostly small pores

#10
Front (Question)

Sand Porosity (spaces in soil that can hold either war or air)

Back (Answer)

Mostly large pores

#11
Front (Question)

Clay Permeabilty (the rate at which water can travel through soil)

Back (Answer)

Slow

#12
Front (Question)

Silt Permeabilty (the rate at which water can travel through soil)

Back (Answer)

Slow - Moderate

#13
Front (Question)

Sand Permeabilty (the rate at which water can travel through soil)

Back (Answer)

rapid

#14
Front (Question)

Clay Water-holding capacity

Back (Answer)

Large

#15
Front (Question)

Silt Water-holding capacity

Back (Answer)

Moderate

#16
Front (Question)

Sand Water-holding capacity

Back (Answer)

Limited

#17
Front (Question)

Sand Porosity and Permeability?

Back (Answer)

Low Porosity High Permeabilty

#18
Front (Question)

Silt Porosity and Permeability?

Back (Answer)

Medium Porosity and Pemeabilty

#19
Front (Question)

Clay Porosity and Permeabilty

Back (Answer)

High Porosity and Low Pemeabilty