'Are gravel and small rocks examples of types of soil?

Subject: 'Are gravel and small rocks examples of types of soil?

Date: Wed Dec 15 15:04:00 1999
Posted by Amy Brady
Grade level: teacher/prof School: St. Mary's School
City: Littleton State/Province: CO Country: USA
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 945291840.Es

Message:


My student is doing a science fair project on the ability of different 
soils to hold and retain water.  She listed gravel as a type of soil 
because her father said it was.  I did not think that was correct but have 
been unable to find the answer.

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