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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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| where 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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| wedges of ice in rocks widen and deepen cracks. |
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| the process that breaks down a rock through chemical changes. |
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| the loose weathered material on earth's surface in wich plants can grow. |
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| solid layer of rock beneath the soil. |
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| dark colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay. |
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| a layer of soil that deffers in color and texture form the layers above or below it |
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| a crubly, dark brown soil that is a mixture fo humus, clay, and other minerals. |
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| consists of clay and other particles washed down from the A horizon. |
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| the orginisms that live in soil turn dead organic material into humus. |
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| thick mass of tough roots ath the surface of the soil. |
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| a resource that in naturally replaced in a relatively short time. |
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| an area where wind erosion caused severe loss of topsoil during the 1930's. |
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| the management of soil to prevent its destruction. |
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| the material is full of tiny, connected weathers chemically at a fast rate. |
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| a loose layer of shedded leaves |
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| the practice of plowing fields along the curves of a slope. |
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| disrubs the soil and its plant cover as little as possible. |
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| soil that is made up of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt |
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