Constituents of Soil


 
 
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Constituents of Soil

Composition or Constituents of Soil:

The main constituents of soil are water, sand, clay, silt, pebbles, and humus. The table gives the particle size of some of these constituents. The differences in the proportion of these constituents leads to the formation of different kinds of soils.

Main components of Soil are:

(i) Soil particles like sand, silt, clay, gravel, etc.

(ii) Humus, an organic matter formed by decomposition of dead organisms.

(iii) Air, water, soil organisms.

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Question : 1

Sand paticles varies from  ___________  to  ________ 

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

In addition to the rock particles, the soil contains :

Right Option : C
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Question : 3

The rotten dead matter is called __________________

Right Option : C
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