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Topsoil is dark in color because it...
undergoes a lot of chemical weathering.
has a large amount of organic material.
is full of dark rocks.
contains a lot of worms.
Factors that influence soil formation in a region include:
average temperature
amount of rainfall
type of bedrock
all of the answers are correct
Horizon A is also known as...
Top soil
Bedrock
Subsoil
Organic material
The B Horizon is known as
Parent Rock
Top soil
Bedrock
Subsoil
The C Horizon is known as
Top soil
Organic material
Parent Bedrock
Bedrock
A crumbly, dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus, clay, and other materials
top soil
sub soil
organic layer
bedrock
a dark-colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay
soil
top soil
loam
humus
Soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand, and silt
organic material
loam
humus
top soil
a layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below it
soil horizons
soil
organic matter
decomposers
the organisms that break down the remains of other dead organisms
organic matter
decomposers
loam
humus
Consists of clay and other materials washed down from the A horizon, but little humus
loam
topsoil
subsoil
humus
any material produced originally by living organisms (plant or animal) that is returned to the soil and goes through the decomposition process
organic matter
soil horizons
decomposers
subsoil
the steepness, landscape position and surface shape of a section of land
loam
humus
horizon
topography
a gradual process of movement and transport of the upper layer of soil (topsoil) by different agents – particularly water, wind, and mass movement – causing its deterioration
weathering
erosion
deposition
organic matter
the process of erosion produced by the suspended particles that impact on solid objects. Windblown grains of sand, carried along at high speed, are a very effective tool that can sandblast away rocks by abrasion
abrasion
erosion
depostion
weathering
the accumulation of sediments by either physical or chemical sedimentation
weathering
erosion
deposition
abrasion
weathering processes that cause exposed rock to undergo chemical decomposition, changing the chemical and mineralogical composition of the rock ~ Oxygen and acids are agents in chemical weathering
ice wedging
abrasion
chemical weathering
depositon
The process of weathering by which frost action, salt-crystal growth, absorption of water, and other physical processes break down a rock to fragments, involving no chemical change
weathering
ice wedging
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
occurs when frozen precipitation falls over an area and seeps into small cracks in rocks and other materials. As the ice and snow begin to melt, it liquifies and pools into these crevices, and then refreezes at night
ice wedging
weathering
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
Which Invertebrates are found in the A horizon
snakes
skunk
worms
racoons
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