0
sand
Chauncey Keeling
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What holds more water sand silt or clay?
Clay
What is the soil that holds sand and silt and clay.?
sand
Which soil has water holding capacity?
soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand, and silt is called loam. it has a crumbly texture that holds both air and water. loam is best for growing most types of plants.
Which is more permeable sand silt and clay?
The finer material holds more water. The granular size of Clay, Silt and Sand are in this order (smallest to largest):ClaySiltSandSo 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.
A soil with many nutrients that holds water poorly?
it is clay soil because frist it is topsoil then clay soil and after that it is sand soil
What holds more water sand silt or clay?
Clay
What is the soil that holds sand and silt and clay.?
sand
Which soil has water holding capacity?
soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand, and silt is called loam. it has a crumbly texture that holds both air and water. loam is best for growing most types of plants.
What can hold more water clay or sand?
I would think clay because it has more density water would go right through sand :)
Which is more permeable sand silt and clay?
The finer material holds more water. The granular size of Clay, Silt and Sand are in this order (smallest to largest):ClaySiltSandSo 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.
A soil with many nutrients that holds water poorly?
it is clay soil because frist it is topsoil then clay soil and after that it is sand soil
Does sand retain more waterthan clay or compost?
No, because the particles of sand are fairly large so are the spaces between them for water to drain so sand doesn't retain much water at all. Clay are very tiny particles which fit closely together and don't allow much room for water to pass between them and so clay holds water very well. Compost also holds water very well but for a different reason. The organic material in compost absorbs water and holds onto it. That is one reason why people put it around the plants in their gardens, to retain water.
Why does clay hold more water than sand and silt?
Clay is not more porous than sand. Porous means permeable by fluids, so, sand is more porous than clay.
Which absorbs water more sand or clay?
Sand, because there is more space between the particles.
How is clay different from sand?
Clay is soft and sand is like sand water
Why water percolates through sand much more easily than clay?
because the sand is very softer than a clay
What is more permeable sand or clay?
Sand is far and away more permeable than clay. Water poured into sand disappears in moments. Clay layers in the earth can effectively block the penetration of moisture. Big time.
