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What kind of minerals are the cascade mountains made up of?
Rocks, Dirt, Soil, Minerals
What is a natural resource made up of minerals and small rocks?
soil
Why do people live at the bottom of a volcano?
THE SOIL! When volcanoes erupt they launch ash and rock everywhere. These rocks contains natural occurring glass in them which contains minerals. The rocks do not weather away easy and so the minerals stay in them but the glass weathers very easily releasing those minerals in the surrounding soil and making the soil GREAT for farming!
A mixture of small particles of rocks a variety of minerals and humus is called?
a mixture of weatherted rock and humus would usually be refered to as a soil. However, there are many different classifications for what a soil actually is, and there are many different types of soil. It is also true than any weathered material on the surface of the earth can be called regolith.
What is the purpose of weather?
The purpose of weathering is to breakdown the Earth's soil, rocks, and minerals.
How do minerals enter the soil by rocks?
The minerals get into the soil by erosion of the rocks.
What do rocks have that are so good for soil?
The minerals from the rocks
What does 'soil was once rocks' mean?
Soil is composed of broken up rocks and minerals.
How are rocks and minerals and soil used in the world today?
Rocks are used in buildings and art. Minerals are used in food, like salt. Soil is used to farm.
What the Soil is primarily made of minerals from the weathering of?
rocks.
What kind of minerals are the cascade mountains made up of?
Rocks, Dirt, Soil, Minerals
Is soil really formed by weathering of rocks and minerals?
Yes
What do minerals have to do with soil?
Soils is made up of small pieces of minerals, rocks and organic material.
How can bedrock provide minerals to the soil?
bedrock contains smaller rocks, when water reaches the rock, they break down and give minerals to the soil
How water becomes impure?
As it flows above and underground, it comes into contact with rocks and soil, where minerals are eroded of the rocks or soil and dissolve into the water.
Do sedimentary rocks have different types of rocks mixed in them?
Sedimentary rock does have different type of rock because when shells,sand, and soil pick up and become rock that combination can make 100 different types of rocks because of the minerals,size,and shape.
What layer of the earth contains rocks minerals and soil?
the mantle and crust
