Soils and weathering Flashcards
1
Q
To completely weather a granite
A
Salt in the ocean
2
Q
to get soil you need
A
Minerals
Organic material
air
water
3
Q
Minerals-
organics Humus
A
Matter-
Hold H20 provides nutrients
keeps soil from compacting
4
Q
Physical weathering
A
Affects rock by breaking down smaller pieces
5
Q
Chemical weathering
A
disintegrate the rock to happen you need liquid water
6
Q
Most common weathering
A
Frost wedging
7
Q
Root wedging
A
roots go threw things material
8
Q
Exfoliation sheeting granite
A
layers
9
Q
Dessert
A
hot no water
10
Q
Tropics
A
fastest for weathering
11
Q
Temp wet/dry like Missouri
A
second at weathering
12
Q
Artic
A
slow cold solid form of water
13
Q
organic material
A
(Humus) air and water
14
Q
Soil
A
combo of decomposed material
15
Q
Earth worms
A
Great for crops
