___ type of soil has a large proportion of big particles and large air spaces.

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Sandy soil is the most coarse type of soil with big rock particles and large air spaces.

Sandy soil has the largest particles among the different soil types. It is dry and gritty to the touch. The particles have huge spaces between them and so it can’t hold on to water. The water drains rapidly to places where the roots cannot reach. Plants don’t have a chance of using the nutrients in sandy soil more efficiently as they are swiftly carried away by the runoff.

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Study the given characteristics and identify the type of soil.
(i) Particles are large and have large spaces between them.
(ii) Soil tends to be light, well aerated and rather dry.

Q. Sandy soil has a greater proportion of large particles.

Arrange the following soil types according to their properties:

\begin{matrix} i . Sandy soil & a . Mixture of large and small soil particles along with silt i i . Clayey soil & b . Large soil particles, lots of air spaces i i i . Loamy soil & c . Small soil particles tightly packed together \end{matrix}

Arrange the following options into correct pairs and accordingly choose the correct option:

i. Sandy soil a. Mixture of large and small soil particles along with silt

ii. Clayey soil b. Large soil particles, lots of air spaces

iii. Loamy soil c. Small soil particles, pack tightly together

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.

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