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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: Erosion C: Abrasion B: ice wedging D: chemical 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by grinding action C. Abrasion

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: chemical weathering C: erosion B: abrasion D: mechanical weathering 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The growth of plant roots and animal activity may result in D. Mechanical weathering

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: water C: acid rain B: oxygen D: carbon dioxide 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly. It probably has been weathered by B. oxygen

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: Carbon dioxide and rain C: animal action and rain B: Climate and rock type D: abrasion and acid from plants 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The most important factors in determining the rate of weathering B. Climate and rock type

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: silt C: clay B: gravel D: sand 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which soil particle is the smallest? C. clay

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: soil C: loam B: humus D: litter 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic material, air, and water is called A. Soil

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: slowly C: rapidly B: unevenly D: annually 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 A hot and wet climate causes weathering to take place C. rapidly

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: mostly clay C: equal parts sand, silt, and clay B: sand and gravel D: McCormik and Dodge 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The type of soil called loam is made up of C. Equal parts sand, silt, and clay

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: build up the C horizon C: prevent humus formation B: mix the soil and make humus D: two thirds of a cup then add water 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Living organisms in soil help to B. Mix the soil and make humus

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: too many boys in a class C: erosion by wind and water B: mechanical weathering D: chemical weathering 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What can cause loss of soil that is not protected by plant cover? C. Erosion by wind and water

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: humus only C: topsoil B: clay, minerals, and little humus D: lions, tigers, and bears (oh, my!) 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The B soil horizon consists of B. clay, minerals, and little humus

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: write music C: break down and digest the remains of dead organisms B: store moisture in the soil D: burrow deep below the topsoil 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Decomposers are organisms that C. Break down and digest the remains of dead organisms

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: Dirt bosses C: soil exhaustion B: soil fertility D: soil conservation 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Management of soil to prevent its destruction is called? D. Soil conservation

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: B horizion C: bedrock B: subsoil D: Bob 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The solid layer of rock beneath the soil is called? C. bedrock

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: no-till plowing C: sod plowing B: Contour plowing D: Circle plowing 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The practice of plowing fields along curves of a slope is called B. Contour plowing

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