Question

D Answer the following in one word each.
1. A dark brown or black mass of partially decomposed organic matter of dead plants
and animals
2. The horizontal layers of soil one below the other in a vertical cross-section
3. Name the soil with the highest percolation rate.
4. A type of soil formed due to deposition in riverbeds
oam
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. How is humus formed?
2. Give two differences between sandy soil and loamy soil.
3. Mention two ways by which a farmer's field could get eroded.
4. What is weathering? List the different types of weathering.
5. How is soil classified based on its absorption capacity? Give one property for each type.
Answer the following questions in detail.
1. With the help of diagrams, explain the stages of soil formation.
2. Explain the different layers in a soil profile.
3. Explain the different properties of soil.
4. List the types of soil suitable for the growth of crops. Give two examples of crops that
can be grown in each type.
5. What is soil pollution? Name three causes and preventive measures of soil pollution.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

chrophyll carrying organ