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because wet sand is cold from the cold water that makes it wet, and dry sand is in the sun and the water cant reach all the sand.
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When you walk across dry sand you sink when you walk across wet sand you do not sink why?
As the dry sand is loosely packed/coupled with each other thus the substancial force which are required to hold each granual is less as compared to the wet sand. when the sand is wet the forces of attraction increases as the each granual of the sand is easily coupled increasing the substancial force. thus a person can walk over wet sand rather than on a dry sand
Why is it difficult to walk barefoot on sand?
It is hard to walk on sand as - first we need to understand how we walk. every action has an equal opposite reaction (i.e. when we walk on earth we put a certain amount of force on the ground that reverts that force back on us) but when we walk on sand it is not hard and soft we fall into it and it doesn't give us and EQUAL opposite reaction.
3 to 4 Examples and explain the transfer of of heat by radiation?
1). Toasting bread in a toaster 2). The sand on the beach being too hot to walk on while barefoot 3). Falling asleep on the beach and getting sunburned 4). Hanging your socks in front of the fireplace to dry
Why is it difficult to walk on sand if you are wearing pointed heels as compared to flat shoes?
Because flat shoes have a much wider base than pointed heels so they spread your weight out more, to you walk more on top of the sand, like snowshoes. Whereas pointed heels have a very narrow base that causes you to sink into the sand a bit more, making it a little like walking in quicksand.
Why is it easier to walk through air than through water?
It is easier to walk through air than in water because air is thinner and water is much more dense.
Why is the sand at the beach cooler to walk on than dry sand?
The sand is being cooled by the water as it washes over it, and then again as the sun evaporates the water away.
What do you walk on when your on the beach?
sand or soil
Why would it be more comfortable to walk on a It beach sand in flipflops than without them?
so you don't burn your feet
Why would it be comfortable to walk on hot beach sand in flip flops than without them?
Thermal conduction is blocked by the flip-flops.
Why would it be more comfortable to walk on hot beach sand flip flops than without them?
Thermal conduction is blocked by the flip-flops.
Why would it be more comfortable to walk on hot beach sand in flip- flops than without them?
Thermal conduction is blocked by the flip-flops.
Why would it be more comfortable to walk on hot beach sand in flip-flops than without them?
Thermal conduction is blocked by the flip-flops.
What are you standing on when you walk in the waves along the beach?
umm...Sand..Rocks...water..
Why is beach water so cold on a hot summer day?
It is cooler by an ocean on a hot summer day, Because water has a more equable temperature than land, it changes less. Coastal regions are relatively cooler in summer & warmer in winter than inland areas.
Why would it be more comfortable to walk on hot beach with flip-flops than without them?
Because the flip-flops will act as insulators and protect your feet from the hot sand.
Why do your feet burn when you walk across the beach sand on a sunny summer day?
Heat is transferred by thermal conduction.
Can you give me a sentence using sand?
The caravan was slowed by the gusts of wind that blew sand everywhere. or You have to sand the edge of the table to smooth the bumps out. or Its hard to walk on the beach because the sand is deep and it slows ur movements.
