No. Sometimes it may exhibit fluid-like qualities, to a limited extent, but it is certainly not a fluid.
A fluid, by definition, is a substance that constantly deform under shear stress, until it eventually takes the shape of any volume containing it.
Picture a pile of sand. It consists of many sand particles (in essence, finely crushed rock) held in place by other sand particles lower down in the pile. While gravity does make some of the sand "flow" down the hill, eventually this movement stops and you're left with a pile.
Now try and picture a pile of water. See the difference?
A liquid. If something is a liquidized, then it has become a liquid.
sand is solid if you look in the microscope it's solid
sand is solid if you look in the microscope it's solid
if its red sand there might be a bit
if you heat up sand to a high enough temperature it would become liquid
You would only think that if you were talking about large amounts of sand on grain of sand is not a liquid however a-ton of sand doesn't hold any defined shape. Liquids don't have a defined shape but does have mass. Solids have mass and a defined shape. Gasses have no shape nor mass.
You would only think that if you were talking about large amounts of sand on grain of sand is not a liquid however a-ton of sand doesn't hold any defined shape. Liquids don't have a defined shape but does have mass. Solids have mass and a defined shape. Gasses have no shape nor mass.
Sand is a solid.
Grains of sand are about to move about in a manner that is similar to the motion of molecules of a true liquid.
A liquid. If something is a liquidized, then it has become a liquid.
Because it is made up of small, solid particles.
Wind blown sand can form dunes. You might also say it forms a sandstorm.
Wind blown sand can form dunes. You might also say it forms a sandstorm.
Sand is pretty inert, so it should have very little effect. However, if some of the sand does dissolve in the liquid, it would raise the boiling point of the liquid.
Soled
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Soled