The finer material holds more water. The granular size of Clay, Silt and Sand are in this order (smallest to largest):
So Clay holds the most water, then Silt, Then Sand.
This can be disproved if one is dry and the other is wet or other variations of this idea obviously.
*This is one of those question where I wish wiki Answers would allow commas.
Sand, definitely. It has much larger and rougher particles than silt or clay, resulting in more space between each particle, allowing more water to pass through.
Silt might be bigger than clay particles, but the main difference is that silt is composed of round particles and clay is composed of flat particles.
sand>silt>clay
Silt has more permeability than clay.
clay
sand
Clay
clay,sand,silt,and loam
clay.
1. Rock materials that are found in soil are mainly sand, silt and clay.
sand
Clay is not more porous than sand. Porous means permeable by fluids, so, sand is more porous than clay.
Clay
clay.
clay,sand,silt,and loam
1. Rock materials that are found in soil are mainly sand, silt and clay.
Yes, peat is permeable.Specifically, permeability refers to the ability of water to pass through such materials as silt, sand and clay. The rate is fastest with sand, which drains easily and does not retain moisture. Drainage is slower and retention is higher with clay, peat and silt.
gravel,coarse,fine sand,silt and clay
clay
Clay is less than 0.002 silt is 0.002 to 0.05 and sand is 0.05 to 2in
sand
Sand. The ability of water to flow through a soil is referred to as the soil's permeability (A) Clay (B) Loam (C) Sand (D) Silt (E) Humu