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Why would a sandy soil have a greater porosity than a clay soil?
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Clay and solid rock are in porosity?
clay and solid rock has porosity
Is clay porosity higher than sand porosity?
Yes, clay is more porous than sand. Typical porosity of silt and clay is 35-50% and 33-60%, respectively. Sand has porosity of 20-35%.
Does clay has a high porosity?
No , it is least porous .
Can a rock have high porosity but low permeability?
Yes for example Clay has high porosity and low permeability
Is clay less porous than sandy soil?
Yes. Clay soil is much less porous than sandy soil. Water can stand for days in a hole dug in clay soil, but in sandy soil the water would drain quickly.
Clay and solid rock are in porosity?
clay and solid rock has porosity
Is clay porosity higher than sand porosity?
Yes, clay is more porous than sand. Typical porosity of silt and clay is 35-50% and 33-60%, respectively. Sand has porosity of 20-35%.
How do you calculate porosity of clay bricks?
how do we calculate porosity of ceramic?
Does clay has a high porosity?
No , it is least porous .
Would clay or sandy soil keep animals alive in a drought?
yes sandy soil would (:
Can a rock have high porosity but low permeability?
Yes for example Clay has high porosity and low permeability
Is clay less porous than sandy soil?
Yes. Clay soil is much less porous than sandy soil. Water can stand for days in a hole dug in clay soil, but in sandy soil the water would drain quickly.
If you had two identical sloping fields one of sandy soil and one of clay and there was an identical ditch at the bottom of each which ditch would overflow first?
the clay field ditch would overflow first, because the sandy field would soak up water and the clay would not.
What is an accurate description of clay soil?
high porosity, low permeability
What type of particles of soil allow the least porosity?
Sand, Clay and Pebbles.
What erodes faster clay soil or sandy soil?
I would think that sandy soil would erode the fastest because it is lightweight and it really doesn't stick to anything. Clay soil sinks, and it would take an awful lot of water pressure to get rid of it.
Would sandy soil lose water more quickly or would clay soil why?
Sand soil
