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Does sand heat up faster then gravel?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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goes faster thru gravel sice the interparticulate spaces are high water can flow in large amounts swiftly. but since sand particles are closely packed it is impossible & result a dull slow flow and im brian

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yes because sand has smaller particles then gravel, which allows the heat to sink through and become trapped, where as the gravel has larger air cracks where heat ca come in but in can also escape

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15y ago

Gravel is more permeable. Then sand, then clay.

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YES... And even more, by violent windstorm.

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sandy soil

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