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__//**How long do you think it takes spilled oil to seep into the ground?**//__ The way oil behaves depends on the kind of oil, the kind of ground it has spilled onto (e.g., coarse or fine sand, rock, mudflat, and so on), the kind of environment it spills into, and the weather at the time of the spill. See our Web page, Oil Types, to learn about the different types of oil. For example, while light oil will penetrate quickly into coarse sediment, heavy oil will penetrate more slowly or not at all. Oil may not penetrate at all into a fine-grained beach, because the sand grains are so closely packed together that there's little space between them for the oil to penetrate. In hot weather, oil is more likely to seep into the ground than in cold weather, because oil doesn't flow as easily when it's cold. **//__When an oil spill happens, does the oil spread quickly or slowly? Why?__//** When an oil spill happens, it spreads very rapidly unless it is contained by something (like a boom or a boat slip in a harbor). The lighter (less dense) the oil, the faster it spreads out to form a very thin sheen. For example, gasoline spreads faster than heavy black oil, such as fuel oil. Faster currents and winds can make oil spread faster. Temperature can sometimes make a difference in how fast oil spreads. Colder oil is more viscous (doesn't flow as well) and spreads more slowly. If it gets cold enough, oil doesn't flow like a fluid anymore, but acts more like a solid. No it does not because it’s hard for the oil to react with the salt water. In some cases it does because part of the oil combines with the salt and then affects the fish.
 * //__Does spilled oil affect the salt in the saltwater? __//**