soil

composition

organic matter

organic matter is living thing or dead thing's

minerals

the plants feed off of the minerals

water

you use water in soil for the plants that grow in soil

air

so the living mater can breath also so the plants can breathe

use for soil

crops

you can grow crops in soil

build buildings

use as a base for the build we live in or work in

provides habitat for most of the organisms on Earth

mostly ever thing lives on soil

damage to soil

fertilizer

using fertilizer all the time can damage the soil over time

pollution

dumping pollution in soil can make the soil bad to use anything on it

erosion

over time erosion break down the soil over time

soil testing

phosphorus

Phosphorus is an essential element classified as a macro nutrient because of the relatively large amounts of P required by plants

nitrogen

nitrogen is required by plants is it can grow in large quantity's

ph

ph levels are from 0 to 14, 7 is neutral and below 7 is acidic and above 7 is alkaline

potassium

potassium is required for the plant to grow and reproduction of plants also it is a nutrient.

texture

clay

clay is a type of soil that is the most fine particle

sand

sand is the most gritty particle

silt

silt is in the middle of sand and clay

loam

loam is a little bit of all types of soil