Question

1) A student made an arrangement to understand percolation rate of different types of soil as
shown. He poured equal amount of water in all three of them and waited for around 10 minutes
Clayey soil
Loamy soil
Sandy soul
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Which of these explains the rate of percolation of the soil?
(a) sandy soil has the highest rate of percolation as water passes fastest through it
(b) clayey soil has the highest rate of percolation as water passes slowest through it
(c) clayey soil has the highest rate of percolation as it both retains and allows water to pass
through
(d)loamy soil has the highest rate of percolation as it both retains and allows water to pass
through​

Answer 1

Answer:

a is the correct answer

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Answer 2

The option which correctly explains the rate of percolation of the soil is- (a) sandy soil has the highest rate of percolation as water passes fastest through it.

• There are three types of soil on the basis of the size of soil particles.
• These are sandy soil which has large-sized particles, clayey soil which has fine-sized particles and loamy soil which has particle size intermediate between sandy and clayey.
• Due to the large particle size, there are large spaces between the particles of sandy soil. So, water easily passes through it.
• Due to fine particles, there are very little or no spaces in between the particles of clayey soil. So, it does not allow water to go through it. It retains the highest amount of water.
• Due to moderate-size particles of loamy soil, it can both allow or retain water.
• Hence, out of three soils, the sandy soil has the highest percolation rate.