Question

Explain why,when some water is poured on soil , it gets absorbed but the same water flow down when poured on cemented floor.

Answer 1

It is because soil has percolation rate. The rate at which water goes down a substance is percolation rate. Cement is closely packed. So it has less percolation rate. So soil absorbs water but cement does not.

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Answer 2

Because soil has percolation rate but cement has fixed particles so it doesn't have percolation rate. So, soil absorb water but cement doesn't