Question

1. Which soil is used to make pots, toys and statues?

2. What is residual soil?



3. Does soil possess different colours?



4. Give a collective name for different layers of soil.



5. Soil is found almost everywhere‟. Justify the statement.



6. What are the factors which affect the soil?



7. Why are some soils more productive than others?



8. What is percolation of water? How it is different for different types of soil?



9. What will you observe on heating the soil in a test tube? Explain your observation.



10. Why is soil known as the habitat of many living organisms?



11. What factors are used to differentiate various layers of soil?



12. What is silt? It is a component of which type of soil?



13. Which layer in a soil profile is described as most productive and why?



14. How can soil erosion be prevented?



15. What are the causes of soil erosion?



16. How does moisture affect the fertility of the soil?



17. Describe the process of formation of soil.



18. How will you say that the soil is one of the most important natural resources?



19. What is the basis to classify the soil in different types? Describe all the types.



20. Write a short note on the factors that pollute soil. Also give measures of prevention.



21. Why does erosion of soil occur? Give the methods to prevent it.



22. List the factors which help in classification of soil.



23. Why different soils suit different crops? Explain.



24. How does the sizes of different soil particles affect its properties?



25. Describe the different layers in soil profile.



26. Name the soil best suited for the growth of rice, wheat, lentils and cotton. Justify your answer with an account on properties of soil.



27. Soil particles size is an important factor to determine the property of soil. Explain.



28. Which is the best soil for growing plants?



29. Which soil is used to make pots, toys and statues?



30. What is soil?



31. What are the factors which affect the soil?



32. Why are some soils more productive than others?



33. Describe the formation of soil.



34. How will you say that the soil is one of the most important natural resources?



35. What is the basis to classify the soil in different types? Describe all the types.



36. Write a short note on the factors that pollute soil. Also give measures of prevention.



37. Why does erosion of soil occur? Give the methods to prevent it.



38. Why different soils are suited different crops? Explain it.




kindly answer these answers please

Answer 1

Answer:

1) .......yellow soil

Answer 2

Answer:

Scientists attribute soil formation to the following factors: Parent material, climate, biota (organisms), topography and time.