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What is a mixture of wheathered rock organic matter air and water?
soil
What would happen to a metamorphic rock that was wheathered and broken down into sediments?
The sediments made of the metamorphic rock would turn into sedimentary rock.
What comes after subsoil?
Transitional soil or parent rock
Does Massachusetts soil come from volcanic rock?
No. It comes from glacial till.
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 odorless tasteless invisible gas that comes from uranium in rock and soil?
Radon.
How does parent 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.
Are rock and soil elements?
No. Rock and soil are mixtures.
The processed of wheathered material moving due to gravity is called what?
erosion
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.
