Soils and weathering

Question 1

To completely weather a granite

Answer 1

Salt in the ocean

Question 2

to get soil you need

Answer 2

Minerals
Organic material
air
water

Question 3

Minerals-

organics Humus

Answer 3

Matter-
Hold H20 provides nutrients
keeps soil from compacting

Question 4

Physical weathering

Answer 4

Affects rock by breaking down smaller pieces

Question 5

Chemical weathering

Answer 5

disintegrate the rock to happen you need liquid water

Question 6

Most common weathering

Answer 6

Frost wedging

Question 7

Root wedging

Answer 7

roots go threw things material

Question 8

Exfoliation sheeting granite

Answer 8

layers

Question 9

Dessert

Answer 9

hot no water

Question 10

Tropics

Answer 10

fastest for weathering

Question 11

Temp wet/dry like Missouri

Answer 11

second at weathering

Question 12

Artic

Answer 12

slow cold solid form of water

Question 13

organic material

Answer 13

(Humus) air and water

Question 14

Soil

Answer 14

combo of decomposed material

Question 15

Earth worms

Answer 15

Great for crops

Question 16

Soils layers from top to bottom

Answer 16

O
A
E
B
C
R

Question 17

Age of earth

Answer 17

4.6 billion years old

Question 18

Universe age

Answer 18

13.7 billion years old