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DIRECTIONS: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage - 2 Weigh 100g of soil and place it on a newspaper in the sun to dry for about 2 hours. Do not allow any soil to spill from the newspaper. After drying it, weigh the soil and let the weight of soil (dry) is x g. Which of the following statements is correct in terms of soil moisture?

A) Soil holds water in it which is called soil moisture

B) Loss of weight of soil on drying is called soil moisture.

C) Initial weight of soil is called soil moisture.

D) Final weight of the soil is called soil moisture