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Would sandy soil lose water more quickly or would clay soil why?
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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.
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.
How would you prevent a building from weathering too quickly?
put water purf paint
Which type of soil would allow rainwater to reach the well faster and in greater amount?
Glacial till (sandy, gravelly) would allow rain water to reach a well faster and in greater quantities.
Does hot water freeze more quickly than room temperature?
Hot water would take longer to reach the freezing point than room temperature so hot water would freeze slower than water at room temperature
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.
What would happen if you put a water lily the desert?
If the water lilly was placed in an area with permanent water. it would probably do fine. Without water, however, it would quickly die.
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 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 clay or sandy soil keep animals alive in a drought?
yes sandy soil would (:
How would a lower boiling point of water affect life on earth?
Everything would boil quickly, and almost everything is made of water.
Is sandy going to move in with SpongeBob?
Of course not!!! Sandy and Spongebob are only friends and they would never do that anyway. Besides, Sandy wouldn't be able to survive in Spongebob's pineapple. It's all filled with water and Sandy wouldn't be able to breathe.
What would happen if you threw water into space?
If you threw water into space, intermolecular forces would cause the water to form globules or droplets. Heat would radiate out of these little blobs very quickly, and the water would freeze solid in seconds.
Would water freeze quickly then coke?
Yes pure water freezes more quickly than water with solvents (sugar, acid, etc.) like in Coke
Example of a suspension mixture?
An example of a suspension mixture would be sandy water. You can clearly see the different sand particles in the water when shaken.
What would happen if oceans had sugar water?
The sugar in the water would be consumed by bacteria rather quickly, which would release large amounts of carbon dioxide and possibly alcohol into the ocean.
Who would win a lion or crocodile?
On land probably the Lion would have the upper hand, but near or in water the Lion would be doomed, the crocodile would drag the lion into water and drown the lion very quickly.
