Question

Which type of soil can retain the greatest amount of water?
A.

one that has high porosity

B.

one that has low porosity

C.

one that has low permeability

D.

one that has high permeability

Answer 1

i have no idea T_T

Answer 2

A.

Answer 3

Bad question. The do not elaborate on what 'retain' means in our case.

If they mean retain by slow drain age, one that has low permeability will drain slowly.

If they mean retain by holding the most water, one that has high porosity will hold the most water.