Why does water move differently through gravel, sand, and clay?
Answer variants:
very small spaces
different
wider spaces
difficult
gravel
clay
loosely packed
spaces
more easily
slow down
sand
smaller spaces
Water seeps fastest through , slower through , and slowest through because the spaces between their particles are in size.
Gravel has large particles with between them. These wider spaces allow water to pass through easily and quickly. Sand has than gravel, so water moves through it more slowly. Clay has very fine particles packed closely together, leaving . As a result, water passes through clay very slowly.