Question

Jonathan used the following soil triangle to identify a sample of soil as sandy clay.
Explain the characteristics of this soil sample that likely allowed Jonathan to make this identification. Include particle size and texture in your response

Answer 1

The soil sample would have shown signs of being 35-55% clay, 65-85% sand, it would also have shown small amounts of silt. If you look at the chart it shows the percentages of the amounts of clay, sand, and silt. Sandy clay has a high percentage of sand, a slightly less percentage of clay, and a small amount of silt if any.

Answer 2

I hope that helps.

Answer 3

sandy clay could be for ex. 50%-60% sand and 40%-50% clay, which are particles of size
clay = below 0.002 millimeters
Very fine sand = 0.05 to 0.10 millimeters
Fine sand = 0.10 to 0.25 millimeters
Medium sand = 0.25 to 0.5 millimeters
Coarse sand = 0.5 to 1.0 millimeters
Very coarse sand = 1.0 to 2.0 millimeters