Ch. 6

Question 1

If you look at soil with hand lens you will find small pieces of rocks minerals and

Answer 1

Humis

Question 2

When plants and animals die and fungi decompose them

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Bacteria

Question 3

All the layers of soil from Earths surface down to the bedrock are shown in a

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Profile

Question 4

The property of soil that refers to the size of soil particles called.

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Texture

Question 5

Particles and sandy soil is

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Coarse

Question 6

Other properties of soil are called

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Permeability

Question 7

Which indicates how easily Passes through soil

Answer 7

Water

Question 8

The spaces between the particles in soil called pore space determine how. The soil is

Answer 8

Porous

Question 9

Soil that is permeable to air and

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Water

Question 10

If the crops does not hold enough water then they will

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Dry up

Question 11

Nonliving natural substances that make up rock are called

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Minerals

Question 12

Minerals can be identified by their

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Properties

Question 13

Color. Luster and streak

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Hardness

Question 14

Minerals are the building blocks of

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Rock

Question 15

Minerals offer clues about how a rock

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Formed

Question 16

A rock that forms from melted rock is

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Igneous

Question 17

Melted rock called. Cools and hardens to form igneous

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Magma

Question 18

Igneous rocks are classified by how quickly they

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Cool

Question 19

Rocks that are sedimented to form

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Sedimentary

Question 20

Heat and pressure form

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Metamorphic rocks