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Are rock and soil elements?
No. Rock and soil are mixtures.
What three elements are likely to be found in a sample of soil and rocks?
soil- Clayey soil, sandy soil, and loamy soil rock-metamorphic rock, instrusive/extrusive rock, sediments
How is soil part of the rock cycle?
is soil part of rock cycle
What will happen if a rock is eroded in a place where there is no soil?
You know how the soil grows plants like in the rock but if there is no soil then the plant won't grow in the rock.
Is soil made by rock?
soil is crushed rock. so is sand and clay
How is soil formed by?
soil is formed by weathering because the bigger rock break the little rock and makes soil.
What is weathered or decomposed rock?
soil
How does rock affect soil?
Soil comes from parent rock. Due to weathering the action of plant roots etc the parent rock is broken up and over many years gets incorporated into the soil. So the composition of the parent rock will affect the soil that develops over it. The soil could be lacking in certain minerals due to the parent rock. The soil could be acidic or basic due to the parent rock. But there is more to soil composition than just the parent rock.
WHAT DOES THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE MEANS SOIL ONCE ROCK?
soil was first rock,which then later turned to soil by a factor that they where broken down to soil by rain
What does the following sentences mean soil were once rock?
soil was first rock,which then later turned to soil by a factor that they where broken down to soil by rain
What does the following sentence mean soil were once rock?
soil was first rock,which then later turned to soil by a factor that they where broken down to soil by rain
The chemical composition of soil depends to a large extent on what?
the characteristics of soil depend mainly on the rock from which the soil was weathered, which is called the soil's parent rock
