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What happens when water runs through or over rocks and carries small amounts of minerals away?
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It's called erosion. Water carries Minerals away and it erodes the rock over millions of years. The Grand Canyon Was eroded by glaciers. The four agents of erosion are:
Water,glaciers,wind,and...I forgot. Hope that helps!
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through the food we eat or through supplement pills
What happens to the molecules in the food you eat?
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What happens if you smoke weed through paper?
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Is coal an ore?
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What tube carries water and minerals through a plant?
xylem
What is seeping downward through the horizons dissolves and carries minerals into lower horizons by the process of?
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Water and minerals pass through the roots?
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Where is water and minerals from absorbed into the blood?
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How can desert plants get minerals?
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What carries food from roots to all plant parts?
there are cells in the phloem that pulls the food upwards
What happens to food going through the digestive system?
the food gets broken down into smaller minerals ans get absorbed into your blood streem for you body
How are minerals and earthquakes related?
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