: 1. Self study Write short answers for the following questions (1) Which passes are located in the Himalayan system? 2. (2) What is regolith? (3) Which are the major types of rocks? State them. (4) State the soil formation process. Explain the following terms : (1) Deposition (4) Rock (2) Bangar (5) Soil (3) Mineral ocial Science, 9 112
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Soil consistency is the strength with which soil materials are held together or the resistance of soils to deformation and rupture. Soil consistency is measured for wet, moist and dry soil samples. For wet soils, it is expressed as both stickiness and plasticity, as defined below. Soil consistency may be estimated in the field using simple tests or may be measured more accurately in the laboratory.
Note: in each case, indications will be obtained concerning the relative value of soil for fish-pond construction, particularly when the wet-soil consistency is determined. In the tests which follow (Sections 8.1 and 8.2), soils
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