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Weathering is the process that brakes down rocks and other subastances
Mechanical Weathering a type of weathering where rocks are physically broken
Uniformitarianism The geological principal that the same processes that operate today operated in the past to change Earth's surface
Erosion The process of wearing down rocks and other substancess
Chemical Wearthing Is the process that brakes down rock in chemical changes
Ahrasion Is the process of wearing away of rock by rock particles carried by water, wind, ice, or gravity
Frost Wedging when the ice melts water seeps deeper into the cracks
Oxidation Oxidation is rust
Permeable the material is full of tiny connected air spaces
soil is the loose weathered material on earth's surface
bedrock is the solid layer of rock beneath the earth's soil
hums is the dark-colored substance that forms as a plant and animal remains deca
fertility soil is measured of how well the soil supports plant growth
loam best soil for growing most plants
pH scale measures acidity
soil horizon a layer of soil that differs in cooler, texture, and composition
topsoil crumbly, dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus, clay, and other minerals
subsoil usually consists of clay and other particles of rock,but little humas
decomposer organisms that brake down other organisms into smaller peaces
soil conservation management of soil to limit its destruction
crop rotation farmer plants different crops in a field each year
natural resource anything in the environment that humans use
contour plowing farmers plow there field on hills instead of flat land
conservation plowing dead weeds and stacks of the previous year crops
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