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Soil is a mixture of what four materials?
soil is a mixture of air, water, bits of rock and minerals, and organic minerals
What are the ingredients of soil?
a mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic material, air, and water
How does soil evolve?
Soil forms as rock is broken down by weathering and mixes with other materials on the surface. Soil is a mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic material, air, and water.
Soil is a mixture of what?
Soil is a mixture of pieces of rock (varying sizes, including sand), decomposed plant material, small organisms such as worms, insects, bacteria, fungi, various minerals, and chemicals such as nitrogen and oxygen. Soil usually also contains water. Soil is created by the weathering (rain, ice, wind, and chemicals) on rock and the actions of plants and animals.
Why soil considered a mixture?
soil is considered a mixture because it has so many different articles and minerals!
What five minerals make up soil?
The 5 components of soil is Rock, Sand, Silt, Clay, Humus.
Soil composition?
Soil is the mixture of: rock particles-sand, silt, and clay. Minerals. decayed organic material- humus. water. air. Fertility refers to the ability of soil to support plant health
What is a mixture of weathered rock and organic matter called?
If the rock has been eroded into grains, then the mixture is known as top soil.
What is soil mixture of?
soil is a mixture of weathered rock, organic matter, water, and air
What mixture is soil?
soil is a mixture of weathered rock, organic matter, water, and air
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 materials is primarily a mixture of weathered rock and organic matter?
soil
