Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Classify soil on the basis of the proportion of particles of various sizes.

Answer 1

-If soil contains a 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.
-If the amount of large and fine particles is about the same, then the soil is called loamy.
Thus, the soil can be classified as sandy, clayey and loamy.