Difference between Sand and Slit
No. |
Sand |
Slit |
1. | A formation of material with the help of weathering of rocks is called as Sand. | Small sold mineral particle of rock which are larger than clay but are smaller than sand is called as slit. |
2. | Sand is basically classified into three types i.e. Pit sand, river sand and sea sand. | Slits are basically classified into three subtypes i. e. fine, medium and coarse. |
3. | 0.02 mm to 2.0 mm is the size of particles in sand. | 0.002 mm to 0.02 mm is the size of particles in slits. |
4. | Sand has no plasticity. | Slit has very low or no plasticity. |
5. | A material which forms by the disintegration of rock is Sand. | A type of fine grained natural soil material which contains clay material is Slit. |
6. | Sand contains big particles. | Slit contains fine particles. |
7. | Sand contains all soils in which sand is at least 70% of the material by weight. | Slit contains soil with at least 80% slit, 12% or sometimes less clay. |