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Question 5

Soil has particles of different sizes. Arrange the words given below in increasing order of their particle size.
$\begin{array}{c}Rock,Clay,Sand,Gravel,Silt\end{array}$

Answer 1

The soil is formed by the breaking down of rocks by the action of wind, water and climate. This process is called weathering. Weathering of rocks produces small particles of various materials. These include sand and clay.

The soil particles with the increasing order of their particle sizes can be shown as:
Clay < Silt < Sand < Gravel < Rock