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Question 1

A soil that has nearly equal amounts of clay, silt and sand is called ________.
◦ clayey
◦ lane
◦ loam
◦ rich

Question 2

Engineers refer to any loose material on the surface of the Earth as soil. How does this differ from the definition Earth scientists prefer?
◦ Earth scientists use the term soil only for the organic part of the surface materials.
◦ An engineer's "soil" is equivalent to what Earth scientists call regolith; but for Earth scientists soil has a more specific meaning.
◦ Earth scientists only use the word soil to refer to the inorganic part of weathered, surface materials.
◦ There is no difference, the definition is the same.
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Reply #1 on: Feb 28, 2020
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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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