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Soil Properties - Coggle Diagram
Soil Properties
Soil texture
depends mainly on the relative size of soil particles
Sand, silt, clay
Soil colour
Indicates soil conditions and properties
Colour differs due to mineral content and organic matter
Yellow, brown and red soil - iron oxide; black soil - humus content
Soil Structure
Structured - tendency to stick together; structureless - sand particles behave independently
Plasticity
Property that enables moist soil to change its shape
Cohesion
Tendency of similar particles to stick together
Soil density
Larger particles (higher weight), smaller particles (lesser weight)
Infiltration
Rate at which water enters a soil
Percolation
Rate at which water moves through a soil