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Soil
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Characteristics of soil
Music
100
What are three types of soil?
What is Pedalfer, pedocal, and laterite
100
What is it called when large masses of igneous rock are exposed through uplift and erosion of overlaying rocks?
What is.. unloading
100
What is the most important agent of chemical weathering?
What is water
100
Weathering produces a layer of rock and mineral fragments called what?
regolith
100
What year did Michael Jackson die?
2009
200
What are the major components of soil?
What is Mineral matter, organic matter, water & air.
200
What happens when liquid water freezes?
It expands, exerting a tremendous outward force.
200
What accelerates the chemical weathering of stone monuments and structures?
What is Acid precipitation
200
What is the part of the regolith that supports the growth of plants?
What is Soil
200
Which artist wants you to "drop it like its hot"
Snoop Dogg
300
How does soil vary with depth?
Soil varies in composition, texture, structure and color at different depth.
300
What 3 physical processes are needed to process mechanically processing?
What is frost wedging, unloading, and biological activity
300
How are water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide involved in chemical weathering?
Oxygen dissolves in water, water absorbs carbon dioxide when rain falls through the atmosphere.
300
Three important characteristics of soil are?
composition, texture, and structure.
300
Who are the members of blackeyed peas? (Hint: 4 members)
Fergie, Will i am, Taboo, and Apl.de.ap.
400
What percentage of the soil consists of water and mineral matter?
75%
400
What is it called when, the rock breaks into pieces after many freeze-thaw cycles?
What is frost wedging
400
What makes up most of the earths crust?
What is Silicate minerals
400
The water and air components of soil are vital for?
plant growth
400
Who sings "call me maybe"?
Carly Rae Jepsen
500
how do human activities affect the rate of soil erosion?
human activities that remove natural vegetation, such as farming, logging, and construction.
500
What biological activities can cause mechanical weathering?
plants, burrowing animals, and humans.
500
What can chemical weathering do to a rock?
It can change the physical shape of the rock as well as its chemical composition.
500
The source of the mineral matter in soil is known as?
The parent material
500
What model of guitar did Jimi Hendrix play?
Fender Stratocaster