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Slide 1 Rocks, Weathering, and Soil Information Slide 2 The Effects of Weathering All exposed rock is in the path of weathering and erosion. Weathering is the process that…

Slide 1 Slide 2  The loose, weathered material on Earth’s surface in which plants can grow. Slide 3  The main ingredient for soil is the solid layer of rock beneath…

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Rocks, Minerals, and Soil _________________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ ___________________ ___________________…

Objective: Explain what soil consists of Describe the horizons of soil Essential Question: Why do soil horizons form the way they do? Earthâs Surface Text 4.2 How does soil…

Earth Science Rocks! Warm up October 7 Earth Science Rocks! Warm up October 4 Draw this pie chart describing the composition of loam found in Smyrna. Question: How much of…

Processes that Shape the Earth WEATHERING: the process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earthâs surface EROSION: the movement of rock particles by wind, water,…

How Soil Forms How Soil Forms What is soil? Rocks and sediments might not seem to have much in common with soil, but soil is what they become when they are weathered. Soil…

Weathering and Soil Formation Weathering and Soil Formation Chapter 6 WARM-UP #1 The breaking down of rocks and other materials at Earthâs surface is ANSWER weathering.…

How Soil Forms What is Soil? Soil is the loose, weathered material on Earthâs surface in which plants grow. One of the main ingredients of soil is: Bedrock which is the…