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The term "parent material" is generic and it refers to any type of substance or material which undergoes some process to produce another material.
The term "parent material" can be used in geology, chemistry or radioactivity for three of many examples.
In Earth science and geology , it may refer to mineral composition that weathers easily can produce more soil, for example.
In nuclear physics, it is the radioactive material that decays to produce daughter nuclei.
In chemistry, it is material that undergoes chemical change to yield another chemical.
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What is the parent material for all rock?
igneous
What is parent bedrock?
Parent bedrock is an underlying geological material that soil horizons from. Soils inherit a good deal of minerals from the parent materials.
What is limestones parent rock?
Limestone does not have a parent rock.
What is the adjective of material?
Raw material
What is the difference between material science and material engineering?
the main difference is of SPELLINGS!. material science is knowing the basic knowledge about materials i.e their properties. and material engineering is that, by knowing the properties of a particular material you design or engineer that material for desired applications.
What effect does climate have on parent material?
Parent material composition has a direct impact on soil chemistry and fertility. The parent material is the material that soil develops from, or material that has been deposited by wind, water, or ice. That is how the climate effects the parent material.
What is soil parent material?
Soil doesn't have parents, but it is made of parent material
Material from which a soil is formed?
Parent Material.
Which horizon contains the least-weathered parent material?
which horizon contains the least weathered parent material
What is soil formed from?
parent material
What is the name for the basic material needed to make soil?
Parent Material
How do you use the word parent material in a sentence?
There are chunks of rock in the parent material. Kianna Jauris "KJ" Lyanda-Parryu Jr. 3
Soil that has loose material as its parent material is known as?
The correct Answer is: Transported Soil
This is the parent material that forms soil?
bedrock
What material is not needed for fermantation?
Parent MaterialOxygen
What has the largest particle size?
parent material
What is the parent material for all rock?
igneous
