Weathering, Soil, Erosion, and Deposition

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This is the practice of planting different crops in a specific order on the same plot of land to improve soil health, preserve nutrients in the soil, and combat pests and weeds.

This is the layer of rock beneath the soil layers.

This is a process that causes rocks to crumble and is caused by the breaking down of rocks by rainwater, temperature extremes and biological processes.

This is a method of planting crops without plowing.

This is an invisible force that pulls objects toward each other and causes erosion by pulling rock and other materials downhill.

This is a horizontal layer of soil that can be distinguished from the layers above and below it. It can also be a boundary between two rock layers that have different physical properties .

This process occurs when wind or water lay down grains of material that have been eroded and transported from another place.

This is a continuous series of events through which a rock is transformed from one type to another.