Question

Describe soil


briefly


Answer will be reported without proper explanation ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Soil can be defined as the organic and inorganic materials on the surface of the earth that provide the medium for plant growth. Soil develops slowly over time and is composed of many different materials. Inorganic materials, or those materials that are not living, include weathered rocks and minerals.

Answer 2

$\huge\underline\mathrm{Soil :-}$

Definition :-

It is a thin layer of loose mixture of small rock particles and rotting organic matter that covers much of the world's land surface .

Description :-

It supports all forests, grasslands and crops from which all living creatures on earth derive their food . Various forces of nature such as changing temperature, running water and wind affect formation of soil. These forces along with the chemical and organic changes that take place in the soil contribute to the evolution of soil. Thus soil itself,has evolved over millions of years.

Constituents of soil :-

Soils are derived from parent rock material through a process of breakup or wear and tear.

Soil fertility :-

Decomposed vegetal and animal remains, referred to as humus which is an important constituent of soil adds fertility to it. Fertile soil has following characteristics :-

• It contains adequate amount of moisture to supply essential nutrients to the plants
• It has sufficient depth to enable the plants to grow their roots as per their requirement
• It contains organic matter that improves the structure of soil

Soil Classification :-

The soil is classified into :-

• Alluvial soil
• Red soil
• Arid soil
• Black soil
• Laterite soil
• Mountain soil

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