If you have ever played on a beach and made a sand castle,you used wet sand rather than dry sand.You did this because the ________ of wet sand is greater than that of dry sand.

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The angle of repose is the steepest angle at which a material, in this case sand, can remain stable without collapsing or sliding. Wet sand has a greater angle of repose than dry sand because the water forms a thin film around the sand grains, creating a cohesive force that binds the grains together, providing greater stability for building structures like sand castles.

If You Have Ever Played on a Beach and Made