: Soil can have either sand, volcanic ash (clay), ancient seashells (chalk) or no rock in it.
: All soils have dead animal and plant material in them.
: * '''Chalky Soil''' has chalk inside it and is light brown.: * '''Clay Soil''' is made mostly of volcanic ash and is either red-orange or blue-grey.: * '''Peat''' is a soil without any rock material in it and is very dark brown or black.: * '''Sandy Soil''' is made mostly of sand and is a light brown colour.