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•What makes up soil?

•How do living things use soil?

Soil

•How are soils different from one another?

•How are they alike?

Soil Investigation

It’s a dirty job!

Different Soil Types!

How does the soil look different?

Different Soil Types!

How does the soil look different?

Different Soil Types!

How does the soil look different?

Different Soil Types!

How does the soil look different?

Soil scientists investigating soil in Texas.

Geologists

There are 12 soil orders (classifications) in the world. Of these, the state of Texas has nine. There are more than 1,300 soil series in Texas, and each series is classified in one of these nine soil orders.

Entisols: Galveston Series Texas Gulf Coast

Alfisols: Duval Series Rio Grande Plains

Aridisols: Upton Series Trans-Pecos Region

Histosols: Allemands Series

Southeast Texas

Inceptisols: Weswood series Central Texas

Vertisols: Houston Black Series Blackland Praire

Mollisols: Pullman Series High Plains

Ultisols: Bowie SeriesEast Texas

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