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| the process that breaks down rock and other substances ot earths surface |
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| the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity |
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| the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces |
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| the grinding away of rock paricles carried by water,ice,wind, or gravity |
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| the process that wedges of ice in rocks widen and deepens in cracks |
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| the process that breaks down rock through a chemical process |
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| means that a material is full of tiny connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it |
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| a loose weathered materialon earths surface in which plants can grow |
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| a solid layer of rock beneath the soil |
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| a dark colored material that forms a substance that forms as plants and animals decay |
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| soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay,sand and silt |
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| a layer of soil that differs in color and texture than the colors below it |
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| a crumbly dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus,clay, and other minerals |
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| usually consists of clay and other particles |
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| the loose layer that plants form when they shed their leaves |
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| the organisms that break the remains of dead organisms into smaller pieces and digest them with chemicals |
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| the thick mass of tough roots at the surface of the soil |
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| one that is naturally placed in a relativly short time |
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| was an area where wind erosion caused severe loss of topsoil during the 1930s |
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| the management of soil to prevent its destruction |
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| the practice of plowing fields along the curves of the slope |
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| disturbes the soil and its plants cover as little as possible |
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| what role does weathering play in the formation of soil |
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| soil forms as rock is broken down by weathering and mixes with other materials on the surface |
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| what role does weathering play in the formation of soil |
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| soil forms as rock is broken down by weathering and mixes with other materials on the surface |
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| what role does weathering play in the formation of soil |
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| soil forms as rock is broken down by weathering and mixes with other materials on the surface |
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| what role does weathering play in the formation of soil |
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| soil forms as rock is broken down by weathering and mixes with other materials on the surface |
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| what are the different materials that make up soil |
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| soil is a mixture of rock particles,minerals,decayed organic material,air,and water |
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