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They may be known as faults, joints or more generally as discontinuities.
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Cracks in the ground that allow steam and gas to escape?
These are typically called fumaroles, and can occur along cracks or fissures in the ground.
What is vertical section of soil that starts at earth's surface and moves down to the bedrock is called an?
The answer is Soil Profile------------------------------------
Which bedrock would most likely to contain fossils?
sedimentary bedrock
What is a fertile layer of decayed plant material called?
The Rigolirh, the roots are found in the Bedrock.
What are the springs that form where pressurized water flows through cracks in cap rock?
The springs that form where pressurized water flows through cracks in cap rock are called Artesian springs. This is the type of spring that feeds drinking wells.
What are cracks in the moon's bedrock called?
They are called "rilles".
Cracks in the moon's bedrock are called A. highlands. B. rilles. C. maris. D. umbra.?
they are called rillies :] they are called rillies :]
What are the long deep cracks in the Maria Bedrock on the Moon called?
Rilles. All trenches on the Moon a called by this appellation, since we don't know exactly what caused them [ i. e. , plate tectonics , erosion , or other terms we use for cracks on Earth ] .
What is a type of opening along which weathering agents attack bedrock?
They could be joints, fissures, cracks, or faults.
How do plants help breakup bedrock and minerals in soil?
Root fibers find cracks, and grow into those cracks and then increase in diameter, forcing apart the rock and minerals.
Why is bedrock called the parent material of soil?
it is called that because the soil was once bedrock
How is bedrock formed?
When the molten rock of the mantle cools it is called Bedrock.
What name is given to solid rock beneath the soil?
== == This layer is called bedrock.
What are Jupiter's largest moons called?
they are called moons
What is Soil that has been moved to a location away from its parent bedrock called?
what is soil that has been moved to a location away from its parent bedrock is called
What are moons of planets called?
moons, lol
What are the cracks in antarctica called?
Cracks in the ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, are called crevasses.
