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What is Sandy Soil?

Important Questions on Nature’s Treasures

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Why plants do not grow well in sandy soil?
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Can we make a pot with sandy soil? Give reason for your answer.
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Out of sandy, loamy and clayey soils which one has the minimum water-holding capacity?
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How can you show that soil contains water?
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What is meant by sandy soil, clayey soil and loamy soil? Give any two properties each of sandy soil, clayey soil and loamy soil.
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Which of these can be ploughed easily?
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Water quickly flows down in sandy soil.
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Which soil is used for making buildings?
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Which of the two provides more air to plant roots: sandy soil or clayey soil? Why?
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Which type of soil can hold very little water?
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The soil with equal amounts of sand and clay is called _____ soil.
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Explain why we cannot make pots, toys and statues with sand and can make these with clay.
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How is loamy soil very useful for the crops?
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Differentiate between clayey soil and loamy soil.
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Name the soil that can hold enough air and water.
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Match the items given in column I with those in column II:

Column I Column II
(i) A home for living organisms (a) Large particles
(ii) Upper layer of the soil (b) All kinds of soils
(iii) Sandy soil (c) Dark in colour
(iv) Middle layer of the soil (d) Small particles and packed tight
(v) Clayey soil (e) Lesser amount of humus
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Can plants grow well in sandy soil? Give reason.
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Give two characteristics each of sandy, clayey and loamy soil.
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Write the differences between sandy soil and clayey soil.
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Rahul wants to grow a plant that needs soil that has the right water-holding capacity, adequate air spaces and sufficient amount of humus, to grow well. Which soil should he choose?