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20 Cards in this Set
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Chemical reactions dissolve minerals in rocks or change them into different minerals.
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Chemical Weathering
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Carbonic ? formed from carbon dioxide gas and water, and plant acids can react with minerals to weather rock.
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Acid
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Chemical process that occurs when iron is exposed to water and the oxygen in the air.
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Oxidation
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Pattern of weather that occurs in a particular area over many years.
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Effects of Climates
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Mechanical weathering is more rapid than chemical weathering in ? climates.
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Cold
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Chemical weathering is mor rapid than mechanical weathering in ? ? Climates.
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Warm and wet
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Rock type can affect ? of weathering.
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Rates
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Formation of soil can take ? of years.
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Thousands
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A mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter, mineral fragments, water, and air.
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Soil
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Formation is influenced by ? ? types of ? types of ? and length of ? that rock has been weathering.
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Climate, slope, rocks, vegitaion, and time
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The ingredients that make up soil.
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Composition of soil
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Clay, silt, and sand are small particles of ?
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Sediment
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Decaying, dark-colored plant and animal material.
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Humus
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Small spaces between soil particles may be filled with ? or ?
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Air and water
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Made up of different layers of soil.
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Soil Profile
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May be covered by organic ? That may turn into humus.
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Litter
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Fertile layer with more ? and less ? and mineral particles than other soil horizons.
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Humus and Rock
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Horizon B
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Middle soil layer
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Contails less ? and is lighter in color than A horizon.
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Humus
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Minerals travel from A horizon to B horizon in a process called ?
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Leaching
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