Soil
by Skyler Claussen
1. Made OF
1.1. Weathered Rocks
1.1.1. Silt: Medium
1.1.2. Clay: Smallest
1.1.3. Sand: Biggest
1.2. Organic mater
1.2.1. Decomposed Plants
1.2.1.1. It gives nutrients to Plants
1.2.1.2. Dead plants or animals that are decomposing
1.3. nutrients
1.3.1. nitrogen
1.3.2. phosphorus
1.3.3. potassium
2. Layers
2.1. Topsoil
2.1.1. 1st layer
2.1.2. all soil
2.2. Sub-Soil
2.2.1. 2nd layer
2.2.2. mostly soil but some rock
2.3. Parent Material
2.3.1. 3rd layer
2.3.2. mostly rock but some soil
2.4. Bedrock
2.4.1. 4th layer
2.4.2. all rock
3. How to describe
3.1. Texture
3.1.1. how it feels
3.1.1.1. silky
3.1.1.2. grainy
3.1.1.3. sticky
3.1.2. how rocky its is
3.2. Consestince
3.2.1. how dusty it is
3.2.1.1. loose
3.2.1.2. firable
3.2.1.3. firm
3.2.2. Does it stay together
3.3. Color
3.3.1. what color it is
3.3.1.1. grayish brown
3.3.1.2. redish brown
3.3.1.3. yellowish brown
3.3.2. how dark or how light