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This is the process involves reactions that dissolve or alter the minerals in rocks or change them into different minerals.
This is the process involves reactions that dissolve or alter the minerals in rocks or change them into different minerals.
What is chemical weathering?
This is the process by which rocks are broken apart by physical processes.
This is the process by which rocks are broken apart by physical processes.
What is mechanical weathering?
This is a type of mechanical weathering where water enters cracks in rocks and freezes putting pressure on the rock that can cause it to break apart.
This is a type of mechanical weathering where water enters cracks in rocks and freezes putting pressure on the rock that can cause it to break apart.
What is ice wedging?
Rocks that have smaller amounts of this experience accelerated weathering due to the exposure to water and oxygen.
Rocks that have smaller amounts of this experience accelerated weathering due to the exposure to water and oxygen.
What is surface area?
These 3 terms are used to describe specific particle sizes of weathered rock and are also referred to as sediment.
These 3 terms are used to describe specific particle sizes of weathered rock and are also referred to as sediment.
What are sand, silt, and clay?
These two organisms can cause cracks in rocks due to root growth or burrowing.
These two organisms can cause cracks in rocks due to root growth or burrowing.
What are plants and animals?
This type of chamical weathering occurs when materials are exposed to oxygen and water.
This type of chamical weathering occurs when materials are exposed to oxygen and water.
What is oxidation?
This is the name of the scale that measures the strength of acids and bases.
This is the name of the scale that measures the strength of acids and bases.
What is pH scale?
This affects the soil temperature and moisture and also affects the rate of mechanical and chemical weathering.
This affects the soil temperature and moisture and also affects the rate of mechanical and chemical weathering.
What is climate?
These two types of acids weaken rand weather rocks by dissolving minerals in the rocks.
These two types of acids weaken rand weather rocks by dissolving minerals in the rocks.
What are natural acids and plant acids?
This is a mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter, mineral fragments, water, and air.
This is a mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter, mineral fragments, water, and air.
What is soil?
This is the dark colored material that comes from the decayed organic material.
This is the dark colored material that comes from the decayed organic material.
What is humus?
These three things add organic matter to soil.
These three things add organic matter to soil.
What are plants, animals, and microorganisms?
This is the name of the soil type in Murphysboro.
This is the name of the soil type in Murphysboro.
What is temperate?
These are the five factors that affect soil formation.
These are the five factors that affect soil formation.
What are climate, slope of land, types of rock, types of vegetation, and amount of time the rock has been weathering?
This is the soil horizon that contains the litter including leaves, twigs, and other organic material.
This is the soil horizon that contains the litter including leaves, twigs, and other organic material.
What is the O horizon?
This is the process by which dissolved minerals seep into horizon B from horizon A.
This is the process by which dissolved minerals seep into horizon B from horizon A.
What is leaching?
This is the soil horizon that is most similar to the parent bedrock.
This is the soil horizon that is most similar to the parent bedrock.
What is the C horizon?
This is the horizon that contains the most organic material.
This is the horizon that contains the most organic material.
What is the A horizon?
This is the horizon that is darkest in color
This is the horizon that is darkest in color
What is the A horizon?
When vegetation is cleared, this can occur to soil.
When vegetation is cleared, this can occur to soil.
What is erosion?
These are three ways in which clearing vegetation can lead to erosion.
These are three ways in which clearing vegetation can lead to erosion.
What are agricultural cultivation, forest harvesting, and overgrazing?
This is a process in which plant stalks are left in the field and the soil is not plowed.
This is a process in which plant stalks are left in the field and the soil is not plowed.
What is no-till farming?
This process slows the flow of water down slopes and prevents gullys.
This process slows the flow of water down slopes and prevents gullys.
What is contour farming?
This process allows farmers to grow crops on very steep hills and mountains.
This process allows farmers to grow crops on very steep hills and mountains.
What is terracing?
These are all of the materials that make up soil.
These are all of the materials that make up soil.
What are rock and mineral fragments (sand, silt, and clay), organic matter (humus), air, and water
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