TEST OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION Observe the experimental set-ups A and B in which 120ml of water was made to drain through each of the different soils ...

TEST OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION

Observe the experimental set-ups A and B in which 120ml of water was made to drain through each of the different soils contained in the funnels.

Use the experimental set-ups to answer Questions (a) - (d).

(a) State the volume of water collected in each of the measuring cylinders in setups A and B.

(b) Calculate the volume of water retained in each of the set-ups A and B.

(c) Calculate the percentage of:
(i) water which percolated through each of the soils in set-ups A and B
(ii) water retained in each of the soils in set-ups A and B.

(d) Which one of the soils in set-ups A and B will be better for crop production? Give three reasons for your answer.