where do i find soil?
2006-11-27 22:46:31 · 6 answers · asked by shang s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
sand is small pieces of rock that has been eroded away from a larger stone.it would take years to get a few pounds of sand from a 25 pound rock but wind rain and snow will break down the rock to produce sand. soil is dirt formed from leaves and twigs from trees. all this will decay and produce soil along with rain and other dying vegetation.go into a densely wooded area and you will find soil.be sure its a hardwood forest.that means maples oaks and other varieties of trees but not conifers, conifers are of the pine family and fir all evergreens.the foilage dropped this fall will take about 2 1/2 to 3 years to decay enough to be soil which is the best for growing flowers and bulbs
2006-11-27 22:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sand is of uniform size, meaning there are either a few or no larger stones, rocks or the such over 1/8" in size. Water flows through sand fairly well unlike clay or loam.
Soil is a combination of sand, clay, loam and organic materials such as decayed plant matter like decayed leaves, dead grass roots and the such.
Clay is similar to sand except that the particles that make up clay is much smaller than sand.
You can see the individual parts of the grains that make up sand but you will need a microscope to see the individual particle grains that make up clay.
Loam is somewhere between sand and clay.
Loam holds water but not as well as clay. Clay can retain large amounts of water for some time.
2006-11-28 00:55:07 · answer #2 · answered by Dee_Smithers 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sand is mostly seen along the beach since water can erode the rocks along the continental side. This will produce fine rocks then.
A soil is mostly composed of humus or carbon since most living things are made up of carbon. When things decompose, it is transferred to soil. Worms (i.e. earthworms) break the large particles of matter, making soil finer.
2006-11-27 22:57:31 · answer #3 · answered by fra 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmm soil is more compact than sand so soil is more stable... than sand. Soil can support vegetation, sands can not. When sands are wet, they are more compact. Hm... gosh there's so many things to say about them but I just forgot. Sorry though.
2006-11-27 22:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by sheer♥black 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sand is pure silicon.
Soil has organic material in it, like rotten wood and dead animals.
You will find soil on any farm. Sand is found on a beach or in the desert.
2006-11-27 22:55:48 · answer #5 · answered by patrioticjock 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sand is soil and soil is not sand.
2006-11-27 22:50:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋