The soil grains settle based on their size, as in, the bigger particles of sand settle and form a layer at the bottom, then the finer particles of silt settle in next, followed by the finest of all, the clay particles.
The soil grains settle based on their size, as in, the bigger particles of sand settle and form a layer at the bottom, then the finer particles of silt settle in next, followed by the finest of all, the clay particles
If the soil contains greater proportion of big particles it is called sandy soil, if the proportion of fine particles is relatively higher, then it is called clayey soil and if the amount of large and fine particles is about the soil is called loamy.