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Agriculture · Q771

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 771

Q771

According to heat conductivity

A.
Sand > Loam > Clay > Peat
Answer
B.
Peat > Sand > Clay > Loam
C.
Clay > Peat > Sand > Loam
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The soil thermal conductivity is the ratio of the magnitude of the conductive heat flux through the soil to the magnitude of the temperature gradient.
According to heat conductivity soils can be classified as : Sand > Loam > Clay > Peat.
The soil thermal conductivity of sandy soil is maximum and the lowest is for Peat soil.