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Weathering and Soil
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| uniformitarianism | The geologic principle that has the same geologic processes that operate today operated in the past to change Earths surface. |
| erosion | The process by which water, wind, or gravity moves weathered partials of rock and Soil. |
| weathering | the chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other substances. |
| mechanical weathering | The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces. |
| chemical weathering | The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes. |
| abrasion | The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind. |
| frost wedging | Process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands. |
| oxidation | A chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust. |
| permeable | Characteristics of material that contains connected air spaces, or pores, that water can seep through easily. |
| soil | The loose, weathered material on earths surface in which plants can grow. |
| bedrock | Rock that can make up Earth's crust also the solid rock layer beneath the soil. |
| humus | |
| fertility | |
| loam | |
| pH scale | |
| soil horizon | |
| topsoil | |
| subsoil | |
| decomposer | |
| natural resource | |
| soil conservation | |
| crop rotation | |
| contour plowing | |
| conservation plowing |