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Heavy rains/flooding, or crops/plants that destroy the nutrients in the soil (like the cotton plant).
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What is harmful because plants do not grow well when topsoil has been lost?
You probably are thinking about soil erosion. When the topsoil and minerals wash away, it is harder for plants to grow.
Where is topsoil found?
Dig under the grass and topsoil will be under the grass. Topsoil is that is mainly sold in bags for your gardening.
What does topsoil have in it?
plants and humus
What is the soil below the topsoil that begins with the letter s?
Subsoil
How is the soil composition in the A horizon related to the composition or the R horizon?
by the topsoil
What are two ways in witch the value of soil can be reduced?
The two ways in which the value of soil can be reduced are: when the soil loses its fertility and when topsoil is lost due to erosion.
How does defrostation affect topsoil?
Deforestation can affect topsoil in two significant ways. First leaves and branches that fall from trees as well as fallen trees themselves decompose. This decomposed matter is a major component of topsoil. If an area is deforested then much less new topsoil will be formed. Secondly, when an area is deforested wind and rain can cause the unprotected topsoil to be blown or washed away.
The US has lost a fourth of its topsoil since 1950?
TRUE
How can soil lose its value?
Soil can lose its value in several ways. Two are erosion of topsoil and depletion of nutrients and microorganisms in the soil.
Plants don't grow well when what has been lost?
topsoil
What are some ways farmers try to reduce the loss of topsoil?
many farmers use fertilizers to make their topsoil grow better crops.
How long does it take to grow an inch of topsoil?
This depends on what type of topsoil, its composition, the surrounding climate, etc. But usually it'll take about 800-1000 years for an inch to form.
What is harmful because plants do not grow well when topsoil has been lost?
You probably are thinking about soil erosion. When the topsoil and minerals wash away, it is harder for plants to grow.
How does erosion effect soil?
Erosion causes the loss of topsoil. Topsoil from thousand of acres of farmland lost to water and wind erosion each yaer in the united states alone.
What are two ways that nutrients and minerals are lost from soil?
There are several ways that nutrient minerals are lost from the soil. The overuse of the soil in farming, natural weather inclinations and over population are just some of the ways.
What are the two layers under the topsoil?
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How are glaciers eroding the environment?
In two ways: literally by their runoff, and also, more importantly, by their disappearance.When glaciers are growing, as in an ice age, they erode the environment by flowing across the land moving rocks in their lower regions which essentially grind down rocks and topsoil. When retreating, the rocks and topsoil contained in the glacial ice are deposited as eskers.
