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because it need minerals 2 shake its booty and we need plants for oxygen and plants need minirals to grow

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Because as the water seeps downwards it carries dissolved chemicals from the upper layers to the lower layers of the soil.

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When a rock breaks apart, its minerals become part of the soil.

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Can granite turn into soil?

It can become a part of soil. Soil is a mixture of organic and mineral/rock components. Just about any rock type can contribute to the inorganic portion.


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it is part of the mineral resource


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rock and mineral particles make up the inorganic part of soil


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Soil is not a mineral. Soil is just matter that plants thrive in to retrieve minerals. Soil CONTAINS minerals, but soil is not a mineral.


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Iowa's state soil is Tama Soil


Mineral riches in the soil?

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When plants animals and other organisms die they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?

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The mineral composotion of a residual soil is most affected by the?

The mineral composition of a residual soil is most affected by the depth and soil formation processes


What are the components of soil and their definition?

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