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Bookmark or Share- What Are Soils? | Learn Science at Scitable - NatureSoil is a material composed of five ingredients — minerals, soil organic matter, living organisms, gas, and water. Soil minerals are divided into three size classes — clay, silt, and sand...
- What is Soil? | Natural Resources Conservation ServiceSoils perform vital functions to sustain plant and animal life, regulate water flow, filter and buffer pollutants, cycle nutrients, and provide physical stability and sort. This definition is from the Soil Science Society of America.
- Soil Basics | Soil Science Society of AmericaIn short, soil is a mixture of minerals, dead and living organisms (organic materials), air, and water. These four ingredients react with one another in amazing ways, making soil one of our planet’s most dynamic and important natural resources. Soil is used by people in numerous ways. Because of this, it has many definitions.
- Soil - WikipediaSoil, also commonly referred to as earth, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from soil by restricting the former term specifically to displaced soil.
- Soil- Definition, Composition, Properties, Types and UsesWhat is Soil? Composition of Soil. Physical & Chemical Properties of Soil. Types of Soil- Sandy, Clay, Silt and Loam Soil. Functions of Soil.
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