Soil Review

Soil is formed 

• very quickly
• after a few weeks
• over thousands of years
• by magic

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Which one affects the rate at which a rock weathers?

• Surface area

• Texture

• Pore space

• Contour

Chemical weathering changes a rock's...

• Texture

• Composition

• Exfoliation

• Pore Space

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In what part of the soil profile is the organic material found in?

• C horizon, deepest layer of soil

• B horizon, material washed down from above

• A horizon, upper layer of soil

• layer of dead leaves on the surface of the ground.

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Weathering is the physical or chemical breakdown of what?

• water

• rocks

• humus

• chemicals

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It is difficult fro water to move through soil that has...

• Little or no pore space

• A high sand content

• Mostly large particles

• Many earthworms and ant homes

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Most of the matter that breaks down to form humus comes from what?

• Minerals

• Plants

• Rocks

• Clay

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The process in which something is worn down by rubbing one object or surface against another is called?

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

• Rotation

• Tumbling

The way that water in the soil dissolves nutrients depends upon what?

• Color of the soil

• Chemistry of the soil

• Pore space of the soil

• Texture of the soil

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What is the main component of soil?

• Humus

• Water

• Air

• Rock particles

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