Coarse sand
Clay
Fine sand
Silt
Loam/peat
Coarse sand
Clay
Fine sand
Silt
Loam/peat
Coarse sand
Clay
Fine sand
Silt
Loam/peat
Coarse sand
Clay
Fine sand
Silt
Loam/peat
Not porous, densely packed, uniform grain size
Most porous, loosely packed large grain size
Low porosity, mixed grain sizes
Porous, mixed grain size
Not porous, densely packed, uniform grain size
Most porous, loosely packed large grain size
Low porosity, mixed grain sizes
Porous, mixed grain size
Not porous, densely packed, uniform grain size
Most porous, loosely packed large grain size
Low porosity, mixed grain sizes
Porous, mixed grain size
Minerals
Organic matter
Water
Air
Bottom material ocean organisms live in or on.
Bottom material found in the ocean.
Bottom material organisms live in or on.
Subtidal nutrients
Gravel/rock
Sand
Silt
Clay
Gravel/rock
Sand
Silt
Clay
Gravel/rock
Sand
Silt
Clay
Gravel/rock
Sand
Silt
Clay
Air & Water
Organic matter and minerals
Rocks and minerals
Organic matter and water
Soil is a mixture of weathered rock and decayed organic matter.
Soil is a mixture of air, water and weathered rock.
Soil is organic matter found on land.
Soil is made of air, water and plant matter.
Adhesion
Cohesion
Capillary Action
Recharge
Sediment is considered soil under water because unlike soil on land, sediment is found almost everywhere on the earth's surface, including on the bottom of the oceans and lakes, on river beds.
Sediment is considered soil underwater because of the rock found under water.
Sediment is considered soil underwater because it is fine grained.
Sediment is considered soil underwater because plants organisms can grow in it.
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