1. What is soil profile? Explain with a suitable diagram. 2. Distinguish between sandy and clayey soil.3. What are the constituents of soil?4. How can you calculate the absorption of water by soil?5. Why is soil erosion relatively less in dense forests as compared to barren, open fields?[NCERT Exemplar]6. In towns and cities, generally, the bore wells have to be dug very deep to get water as comparedto bore wells dug in villages. Give suitable reasons.INCERT Exemplar]

1. What is soil profile? Explain with a suitable diagram. 2. Disting

1.	1. What is soil profile? Explain with a suitable diagram. 2. Distinguish between sandy and clayey soil.3. What are the constituents of soil?4. How can you calculate the absorption of water by soil?5. Why is soil erosion relatively less in dense forests as compared to barren, open fields?[NCERT Exemplar]6. In towns and cities, generally, the bore wells have to be dug very deep to get water as comparedto bore wells dug in villages. Give suitable reasons.INCERT Exemplar]
Answer» The arrangement of the soil particles in layers is termed to be a soil profile. Each LAYER COMPRISES a different layer with different particles in it. The soil profile consists of THREE layers. The first is A-Horizon in which the organic materials are piled up.