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| The process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface |
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| The movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity |
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| Mechanical (physical) Weathering |
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| The type of in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces |
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| The grinding away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity |
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| When wedges of ice in rocks widen and depen cracks |
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| The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes. |
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| A material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it. |
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| Loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow. |
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| The solid layer of rock beneath the soil. |
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| The decayed organic material in soil |
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| Soil that is made up of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt |
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| A layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or 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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| Clay and other particles washed down from the A horizon, but little humus |
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| A loose layer from plants |
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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- kept the soil and held onto moisture |
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| One that is naturally replaced in a relatively short time |
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| An area where wind erosion cased severe loss of topsoil |
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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 a slope |
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| Disturbs the soil and its plant cover as little as possible |
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