Soil Types

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Soil Types: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Types of Soil, Sandy Soil, Clayey Soil, Loamy Soil, and Alluvial Soil.

Important Questions on Soil Types

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Find the kind of soil that have been hidden in the sentence given below. For E.g. OUR CHUM USUALLY ARRIVES NOW.

BECAUSE HE WAS TIRED ERIC LAY DOWN.

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Write about the soil found in the garden. Is it good for plants? How can it be made better?

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There are many different kinds of soil. Find the kinds of soil that have been hidden in the sentence given below. Eg. OUR CHUM USUALLY ARRIVES NOW.

WASH YOUR HANDS ANDY.

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There are many different kinds of soil. Find the kinds of soil that have been hidden in the sentence given below. Eg. OUR CHUM USUALLY ARRIVES NOW.

HELLO, AM I EARLY?

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Look at the picture given below. Colour them and name the soil that most suitably associates with them.
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Look at the picture given below. Colour it and name the soil that most suitably associates with it.
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Soil which cannot hold much water is _____ soil.

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Collect dry muddy soil, red soil and sandy soil from different parts and conduct an experiment with coconut shells to show soil hold water in the same quantity? 

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Which type of soil is found near the seashore?

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Choose the right word and fill in the blank:

The soil which is moist and cold during winter months but becomes hard and baked during the summers is _____ (clay/sand)

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Loam soil is available in different compositions to suit the growth for a variety of crops. Do you agree with this statement?

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In an experiment, a sample of some soil was collected from the garden and kept in a jar. Water was poured into the jar to make it half filled. The mixture of the water and soil was then stirred well and allowed to settle. Which type of soil will form at the top layer inside the jar?

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_____soil is made up of clay and sandy soil mixed in proper proportions.

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Sandy soil is porous and have lots of air gaps between the soil particles. Do you agree with the statement?

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The yellow portion in the map indicates an arid region where rainfall is very less. What type of soil is found in such an area?

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Rice crops need a lot of water and rice cultivation needs soil having a good capacity to hold water. Which of the following types of soil is the more suitable for this purpose?

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Which of the following represent the clay particle?
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Compared to other soils,_____is a soil which takes maximum time to get heated up during summer/spring.

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The soil which contains medium and small sized particles is

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Which of the following properties makes clay unsuitable to grow a variety of crops?