25.2.3 - Soil Type and Surface Condition
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Practice Questions
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What type of soil retains water longer, clayey or sandy?
💡 Hint: Think about the size of the soil particles.
Does compacted soil have higher or lower depression storage?
💡 Hint: Remember the impact of compaction on soil.
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What is the primary soil type that retains water for a longer duration?
💡 Hint: Consider how different particles interact with water.
Compacted soils have higher depression storage than loose soils.
💡 Hint: Think about how compaction affects water movement.
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If you have 100 mm of rainfall on a field with clayey soil, and the depression storage capacity is 10 mm, how much water will enter the soil?
💡 Hint: Start by calculating what is retained and then what runs off.
Analyze two different sites—with similar rainfall where one site has compacted soil and the other has a loosened surface. What differences in water retention patterns would you expect?
💡 Hint: Consider how each type of soil handles water during and after rainfall.
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