Question

What are the important properties of soil

Answer 1

All soils contain mineral particles, organic matter, water and air. The combinations of these determine the soil's properties – its texture, structure, porosity, chemistry and colour. Soil is made up of different-sized particles.

Answer 2

Answer:

Properties of soil

(1) Colour: The soil gets its colour as a result of several processes.  

(2) The colour of particular land is dependent upon the soil colour.  

(3) Colour of soil near land surface is darker than the colour of the lower layers.  

(4) Colours of soil: Black, red, copper, yellow, grey.  

(5) Classification of the land is done from the colours of soil. Properties of land are also dependent on the colour of soil present there.  

(6) Properties of the soil such as its fertility, drainage of water, capacity to hold water depend on its colour.  

(7) The colour of the soil is dependent upon its texture, organic ingredients as and chemical ingredients like contents of iron, lime.