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What is the permeability and porosity of the soil in Antarctica?
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∙ 11y ago
Well, in Antarctica, the soil is called Permafrost. It is very silty/sandy-like.
The porosity is very low, the soil cannot hold very much water. And as you may know, if soil has low porosity, then it must have high permeability.
Now I'm not really going to get into details, but that is the main idea. If you are looking for more of a detailed explanation, then I will link a website you can get some more information on.
Here it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permafrost
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What are the porosity and permeability of Antarctic soil?
idks
How does soil porosity affect its permeability?
Porosity--the ability of water to move through the soil Permeability--the abiity of roots to reach into the soil Where water goes, roots can follow. If water cannot penetrate the soil, roots won't either.
What is an accurate description of clay soil?
high porosity, low permeability
Which is an accurate description of silty soil?
moderate porosity, low permeability
What is an accurate description of sandy soil?
moderate porosity, low permeability.
What are the porosity and permeability of Antarctic soil?
idks
How does soil porosity affect its permeability?
Porosity--the ability of water to move through the soil Permeability--the abiity of roots to reach into the soil Where water goes, roots can follow. If water cannot penetrate the soil, roots won't either.
What is an accurate description of clay soil?
high porosity, low permeability
Which is an accurate description of sandy soil?
moderate porosity, low permeability.
Which is an accurate description of silty soil?
moderate porosity, low permeability
What is an accurate description of sandy soil?
moderate porosity, low permeability.
How does porosity and permeability interact?
The porosity directly correlates with the permeability because the permeability requires a certain level of porosity for a certain measure of it.
How does water moves through the ground?
Porosity and permeability of the rock or soil is how water moves.
What effects soil?
Porosity of surface soil typically decreases as particle size increases so permeability also decreases.
How does the permeability of soil and rocks affect the flow of groundwater?
Permeability is when water can pass through different types of soil and rocks. Therefore the permeability affects the soil and rocks because if the soil or rock is PERMEABLE then the groundwater can easily flow through it :)
Can a rock have high porosity but low permeability?
Yes for example Clay has high porosity and low permeability
What rock is low in porosity and low in permeability?
Most intrusive igneous rock is low in porosity and permeability.
