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Agriculture · Q311

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 311

Q311

Susceptibility to wind & water erosion is highest for

A.
Sand
B.
Silt
Answer
C.
Clay
D.
All of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Susceptibility to wind and water erosion is highest for Silt. As the size of silt is neither larger than sand nor it is tiny like clay, therefore silt-sized soil particles are washed away by water and blown away by the wind very easily in comparison to clay and sand.