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Where is the soil better for a garden and why?
Eastern US - lots of pedalfer
slide
creep
mudlfow
CO2
creep
A: topsoil, mostly organic, B: subsoil, clay; C: wathered parent material; below C: unweathered parent material
occurs when large masses of igneous rock, (especailly granite) begin to break loose like the layers of an onion
The air in soil provides plants with ____________ needed for photsynthesis
Eastern US - lots of pedalfer
slide
creep
mudlfow
CO2
creep
A: topsoil, mostly organic, B: subsoil, clay; C: wathered parent material; below C: unweathered parent material
occurs when large masses of igneous rock, (especailly granite) begin to break loose like the layers of an onion
A mass movement that involves the sudden movement of a block of material along a flat, inclined surface is called a
Eastern US - lots of pedalfer
slide
creep
mudlfow
CO2
creep
A: topsoil, mostly organic, B: subsoil, clay; C: wathered parent material; below C: unweathered parent material
occurs when large masses of igneous rock, (especailly granite) begin to break loose like the layers of an onion
Exfoliation
Eastern US - lots of pedalfer
slide
creep
mudlfow
CO2
creep
A: topsoil, mostly organic, B: subsoil, clay; C: wathered parent material; below C: unweathered parent material
occurs when large masses of igneous rock, (especailly granite) begin to break loose like the layers of an onion
What is the slowest type of mass movement
Eastern US - lots of pedalfer
slide
creep
mudlfow
CO2
creep
A: topsoil, mostly organic, B: subsoil, clay; C: wathered parent material; below C: unweathered parent material
occurs when large masses of igneous rock, (especailly granite) begin to break loose like the layers of an onion
Alternate freezing and thawing often leads to
Eastern US - lots of pedalfer
slide
creep
mudlfow
CO2
creep
A: topsoil, mostly organic, B: subsoil, clay; C: wathered parent material; below C: unweathered parent material
occurs when large masses of igneous rock, (especailly granite) begin to break loose like the layers of an onion
A relatively rapid from of mass movement that is most common in dry mountainous regions is
Eastern US - lots of pedalfer
slide
creep
mudlfow
CO2
creep
A: topsoil, mostly organic, B: subsoil, clay; C: wathered parent material; below C: unweathered parent material
occurs when large masses of igneous rock, (especailly granite) begin to break loose like the layers of an onion
What are the characteristics of each soil horizon
Eastern US - lots of pedalfer
slide
creep
mudlfow
CO2
creep
A: topsoil, mostly organic, B: subsoil, clay; C: wathered parent material; below C: unweathered parent material
occurs when large masses of igneous rock, (especailly granite) begin to break loose like the layers of an onion
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