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Agriculture · Q501

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 501

Q501

With increasing water content, Thermal Conductivity of soil

A.
Increases
Answer
B.
Decreases
C.
Varies
D.
No such relation exists

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
With increasing water content, the Thermal conductivity of soil Increases.
As per the studies, it is seen that soil thermal conductivity increases as a power function of soil moisture content. The thermal diffusivity first increases with increasing soil moisture, then decreases after reaching its maximum.