Soils

What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rock to change?

• mechanical weathering
• permeable weathering
• chemical weathering
• general weathering

Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that breaks down organic material is a...

• Decomposer
• Burrower
• Humus source

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

freezing water

• chemical weathering
• physical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

acid rain

• chemical weathering
• physical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

plant roots

• chemical weathering
• physical weathering

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

wind (abrasion)

• chemical weathering
• physical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

burrowing animals

• chemical weathering
• physical weathering

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

temperature changes (hot and cold)

• chemical weathering
• physical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2