Types of Soil

In this post we will learn about soil and the types of soil .Soil can be defined as a thin layer on the surface of the Earth on which the living beings of the earth survive since it is the layer of materials in which plants have their roots.

Layers of Soil is made up of many things like weathered rock particles and decayed plant and animal matter. It takes a long time for soil formation and more than thousand years for the formation of a thin layer of soil. Since soil is made up of such diverse materials like broken down rock particles and organic material, it can be classified into various types, though based on the size of the particles it contains.

Soil Types

Therefore depending on the size of the particles in the soil, it can be classified into these following types:

• Sandy soil
• Silty soil
• Clay soil
• Loamy Soil
• Peaty Soil
• Chalky Soil 

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