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What is quick sand and how is it similar to cornstarch and water?
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∙ 14y ago
Quicksand is a bed of loose sand mixed with water forming a soft shifting mass that yeilds to pressure and tends to engulf any object resting on its surface. It is similar to cornstarch and water because you can sink in it but it is thick and it is a solid.
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Is separting sand from water a chemical reaction?
No, separating sand from water is a physical process as the chemical identities of the sand and water remain the same.
Which progress can be used to separate sand and water?
A simple filter would be suitable for separating sand and water. An alternative would be to evaporate the water, leaving the sand behind.
What does water do to sand?
it makes the sand moist
What happens when salt and sand are mixed with water?
You get a mixture of salt and sand. Nothing more happens.
Why is water passed through sand filters?
Water is passed through sand filters to purify the water.
Does Egypt have quick sand?
yes because if they have sand and the Nile river has water they mix to make quick sand and wet sand and mud i do not know
How does moon sand work?
Magic sand is a blend of play sand, water and cornstarch. It does not harden permanently and is used as a modeling clay for children.
What is a bed of loose sand and water that swallows anything on it is called?
Quick sand
What elements combine to make sand?
Sand essentially contains silicon dioxide (SiO2) and oxygen.
What makes up quick sand?
sand and up welling water to keep it loosely suspended.
What has the greatest specific heat - granite rock - sand or water?
Water has the highest specific heat, sand and granite could be very similar but there are very many types of sand so no definite relationship can be given without more information.
On the big al game where are the sauropods?
near the quick sand but don't go on the quick sand in case you sink.
Why is it called quick sand if you go down slow?
Quick sand come from the old Middle English where 'quick' meant 'alive' or lively. Quicksand is surely more lively than dry sand!
What are the 5 effects of beach pollution?
Loss of tanning rate, water, quick sand, death and crabs (not that type)
What is a sand dune in a quick description?
A sand dune is a pile of wind-blown sand.
What will not sink in quick sand?
Improvement: quick sand doesn't sink in quicksand and things with low density X mass
How long does it human take to sink in quick sand?
ho long dose it take a humien to sink in quick sand
