Question

Water can drain easily through _________.
A) Clay soil
B) Loamy soil
C) Sandy soil
D) Bricks

Answer 1

Hint: The answer is based on the environmental chemistry part which gives the idea about the draining of water based on the size of the soil and the surface area of it where the soil can hold the water or not.

Complete step by step answer:
- In the lower classes of chemistry, we have studied about the chapter that is the Environmental chemistry part which deals with the topic of soil pollution, water pollution and many related concepts.
Let us now see the factors of the soil types that affect the draining of water through it and this shall be understood by knowing each option given in detail.
- We have known about various types of soil naturally available on the Earth like black soil, red soil, sandy soil etc., where different crops grow in different soil according to their suitability.
From option A) Clayey soil is a type of soil which is fine – grained natural soil material containing clay materials. Here, in this soil, the clay particles are very small and cannot be seen without a microscope and these form lumps where they can hold water.
B) Loamy soil is rich in nutrients and has the capacity to hold the water and also drain the excess water slowly and because of this it is used in gardening and growing the crops.
C) Sandy soil has larger sized particles where the water retaining capacity is less and as the particles are loosely packed, the water can drain well in it.
D) Bricks are the hard materials usually used for the construction of buildings and they are tightly packed hard soil where the water cannot be drained easily.
The correct option is option “C” .

Note: Note that the different types of soils are to be memorized and each soil has different properties and some are utilised for the growth of crops as they are rich in nutrients and some are used for making bricks for the construction. Basically bricks are made of sand, clay and some organic matters.