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What is underground water stored by?

Underground water is stored in spaces within rock formations and soil, known as aquifers. These aquifers can hold vast amounts of water and act as natural reservoirs.


Soil type is determined by the amounts of what?

Soil type is determined by the amounts of sand, silt, and clay particles present in the soil. These particles make up the soil texture, which influences drainage, water retention, and nutrient availability in the soil.


What are the differences between garden soil and clayey soil and sandy soil?

There are three basic types of soil, sandy soil, clay soil and garden soil. Clay soil is full of clay hence the name of the soil is clay soil. This type of soil is thick and it can hold water well but it is hard for plants to absorb nutrients because the soil is too thick. Sandy soil is full of sand . It is very easy for plants to absorb nutrients form this soil but it doesn't hold water well. Garden soil combines the two different kinds of other soil. It can hold water well as well as it gives the plants more nutrients too.


How can you increase soils ability to hold water?

In order for soil to increase its ability to hold water it must have a higher amount of clay present in it. The more clay present in the soil, the more water it will hold. The opposite to this is how sandy or grainy the soil is, if it is too sandy then it will not hold water very well.


Which of the following has the greatest effect on the ability of soil to hold water?

Soil texture has the greatest effect on the ability of soil to hold water. Fine-textured soils like clay hold more water than coarse-textured soils like sand because of their higher surface area and smaller particle size, which allows for more water retention.

Related Questions

Does the type of soil affect much water it will hold?

Yes because diffrent types of soil have diffrent amounts of density


How are clay soils and sandy soils different?

they are different because caly soil can hold water extremley well but sandy soil holds water poorly


Why does different kinds of soil hold more water?

different soils can drain better than others


Would water soaked soil hold more water if it were to rain versus if the soil was dry?

It may seem that dry soil can hold more water but that's not the case. If it is the same soil used in two different tests, then wet or dry, the soil will hold the same amount of water. The water soaked soil would appear to hold less water because it is already absorbing it's capacity (or closer to it), whereas the dry soil will hold just as much but will take more water to reach it's "soaked" point since it is dry and void of moisture.


How do water and air amounts change in soil?

What is the difference between mineral and organic matter? How do water and air amounts change in soil? What are the 3 components soil is comprised of? What is a benefit that an animal may get from soil?


How does the size of rock particles in soil affect the amount of water it can hold?

the answer to this question is that Soil with smaller particles can hold more water when Soil with larger rock particles can hold less water.....


Do water flows through the soil easily and that the soil does not hold much water?

Water will drain through sandy soil the fastest. Sandy soil is easy to work, but benefits from large amounts of water retaining manures and humus.A loamy soil will retain water, but allow air spaces between the grains.The worst draining soil is clay, usually needing drainage, and is heavy to work.


Why is the potting soil can hold more water?

soil


What is underground water stored by?

Underground water is stored in spaces within rock formations and soil, known as aquifers. These aquifers can hold vast amounts of water and act as natural reservoirs.


What is the ability of a matirial to hold liquid in to a certain extain?

Water holding capacity of soil is just that, the specific ability of a particular type of soil to hold water against the force of gravity. Different types of soils have difference capacities, for example a sand soil had a lower capacity to hold water when compared to a clay soil. The nature of the soil, composition of the soil, amount of organic component and size of the soil particles determine its ability to retain water. Water molecules are held closely to the individual soil particles by forces of cohesion. The maximum amount of water a soil can hold before it is saturated and starts to loose water by gravity is known as "field capacity"


Does clay soil hold water?

yes


Soil type is determined by the amounts of what?

Soil type is determined by the amounts of sand, silt, and clay particles present in the soil. These particles make up the soil texture, which influences drainage, water retention, and nutrient availability in the soil.