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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 9 - Soil>Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)>Q 66
It has been observed that 8 to 10 days after the rains, the level of water in a well rises. Which type of soil would allow rainwater to reach the well faster and in a greater amount? Give reason for your choice.
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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 9 - Soil>Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)>Q 67
Soil A has a high percolation rate of water whereas soil B has a low percolation rate of water. Which of the two soils, A or B, is most suitable for growing paddy (rice crop)? Why?
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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 9 - Soil>Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)>Q 68
Explain why, if we pass through farmland during a hot summer day, the air above the land appears to be shimmering.
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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 9 - Soil>Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)>Q 69
A soil sample weighing 150 g is dried completely by keeping in the sunshine. The mass of dried soil is 135 g. Calculate the percentage of water (or moisture) in the given sample of soil.
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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 9 - Soil>Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)>Q 70
200 mL of water was taken in a measuring cylinder. This water was added dropwise to 120 g of dry soil kept on filter paper in a funnel. When the water just started dripping from the funnel, the amount of water left in the measuring cylinder was found to be 140 mL. Calculate the percentage of water absorbed by this soil.