Types of Soil
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Edward and Newton were happy that the know so much about the humus and its importance. Newton now said that I have seen that soils in different places have different color or texture. Edward told Newton that there are different types of soil that are found on earth. Newton then asked that what are the different types of soil?
Edward then made a list of the types of soil in a column on the basis of proportion of particles of various sizes and in another column, he mentioned the characteristics of different types of soil. The columns are as follows:
But he was unable to decide the exact characteristic of each type of soil and match the two columns.
What according to you is the correct match for the above columns.
(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i)
(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii)
(a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii)
Appu wants to grow a few Gladiolus plants.
The nursery gardeners told him that these plants have roots that need a lot of aeration. Which of the following types of soil is most suitable to grow the Gladioli?
Sandy
Loamy
Clayey
None of the above.
What will happen if:
The top layer of soil is exposed.
Some water was added to three different soil samples and the amount of water that seeped in and got retained was noted. Can you distinguish the three different soil types based on the diagrams made? Choose the option that labels all three soil types correctly.
a – Clayey, b –Loamy, c – Sandy
a – Sandy, b – Loamy, c – Clayey
a – Sandy, b – Clayey, c – Loamy
a – Loamy, b – Clayey, c – Sandy
(a) sandy
(b) clayey
(c) loamy
(d) sandy-loam
- Soil is a rich source of nutrients and minerals useful for photosynthesis.
- Grain size, soil composition and the type of organic matter determine the quality of soil.
- Soil should be able to retain or hold water to be able to support plant life.
- The type of fauna in an area is never determined by the type of soil.
