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What are the types of soil that are used for making pots?

Important Questions on Soil

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Recall the uses of soil which you have learnt in your previous classes and fill in the blanks with the help of the images shown.

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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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Why is loamy soil good for paddy cultivation?
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Recall the uses of soil which you have learnt in your previous classes and fill in the blanks with the help of the images shown.

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Explain why we cannot make pots, toys and statues with sand and can make these with clay.
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Soil is used to make pottery. Find out which states in India are known for pottery. Find which types of soil is used in pottery and what is the process.
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How is soil useful to us?
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Name the crops that can be grown in both clayey and loamy soils.
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How is soil important for plants?
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How is clayey soil useful for crops? 
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Science>Chemistry>Soil>Uses of Soil (Soil And Crops)

Recall the uses of soil which you have learnt in your previous classes and fill in the blanks with the help of the images shown.

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Alex is a soil specialist and he sells manure best suited for wheat. He goes to a village where farmers are planning to sow wheat which grows best in clayey and loamy soil. He tests the soil sample and finds that the soil is more suitable for the growth of cotton rather than wheat. He tells the villagers about this despite knowing that they will not buy his manure.
Which value is shown by Alex?
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Which of the following grows on clayey soil?
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Science>Chemistry>Soil>Uses of Soil (Soil And Crops)

Recall the uses of soil which you have learnt in your previous classes and fill in the blanks with the help of the images shown.

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Why is soil regarded as our most important natural resource?
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The best soil for growing paddy is the one which has:
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Science>Chemistry>Soil>Uses of Soil (Soil And Crops)

Match the items in column A to those in column B.

Column A Column B
Cotton  Plant fibre 
Jute Black or alluvial soil
Coir Sunderban delta
Flax Coconut fruit
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Without soil, is it possible for us to survive on this planet? Why?
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Write the quadrants in which the following points lie:

-4,7

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Alex is a soil specialist and he sells manure best suited for wheat. He goes to a village where farmers are planning to sow wheat which grows best in clayey and loamy soil. He tests the soil sample and finds that the soil is more suitable for the growth of cotton rather than wheat. He tells the villagers about this despite knowing that they will not buy his manure.
Why is clayey-loamy soil preferred for growing wheat?