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What is soil moisture?

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Soil water is water derived from the runoff of soil. You probably meant to ask what is salt water. (Water that has salt in it - seawater, water from the ocean).

Most soil is porous with narrow spaces between the small particles. These spaces act as capillaries and in part govern the motion of water through the soil. When water enters soil, it penetrates the spaces between the small particles and adheres to them.

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Soilwater is water that gets soaked in the soil

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Soil moisture is the amount of water contained in the soil after precipitation seeps into the ground.

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