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sandy soil will allow more water because it is more porous than the clayey soil.
because sandy soil can absorb water only at a limit
Sandy soil is more susceptible to erosion.
Sand is highly permeable to water; water flows through it easily. Clay is relatively waterproof, and water flows through it with great difficulty. This is because of the relative size of sand particles as compared to clay particles. Clay particles are extremely tiny, and therefore have much smaller gaps between them when they are packed together.
clayey soil absorbs more water as it has large quantity of fine particles packed tightly together so air cannot get in it they are less aerated and therefore water gets into the soil because of the less amount of air ......
sandy soil will allow more water because it is more porous than the clayey soil.
because sandy soil can absorb water only at a limit
Sandy soil is more susceptible to erosion.
Sand is highly permeable to water; water flows through it easily. Clay is relatively waterproof, and water flows through it with great difficulty. This is because of the relative size of sand particles as compared to clay particles. Clay particles are extremely tiny, and therefore have much smaller gaps between them when they are packed together.
Due to very small size of the particles of clayey soil,the particles are packed tightly and therefore can retain water.it is also rich in organic matter so growing of crops such as wheat,gram and paddy the soil which is good at retaining water and rich in organic matter is suitable.therefore,clayey soil have these characteristics useful for crops.
clayey soil absorbs more water as it has large quantity of fine particles packed tightly together so air cannot get in it they are less aerated and therefore water gets into the soil because of the less amount of air ......
it would have to get colder for the water molucules to shrink and more to come in and it woluld allow more space
Their both the same, really, just two different names for sand with clay in it, however one might have more clay in one (sandy clay) than the other (clayey sand), but only by miniscule amounts.
heat causes evaporation evaporation causes water in the air
To support the leaf but more importantly to allow photosynthesis to occur :)
Because the pore space (the space between soil particles) in sandy soil is so much larger. In sandy soils, the water is drawn by gravity downward and away from the roots quite easily, but in clay soils, the pore space is so much smaller that capillary action holds the water much more tightly. This is the same reason that clay soils flood more easily and take longer to dry out.
well-graded aggregates need less water.