Weathering and Soil Answers

Which describes a climate effect on the rate of weathering?

Which describes the horizons in a soil profile?

Which correctly lists the three parts of soil that are classified by their particle size?

Which soil would most likely be found in the Arctic?

Which describes the formation of Horizon B?

Which is one factor that scientists use to classify orders of soil?

Which is one property of silt soils?

Which describes how weathering and erosion are different?

The map shows the Soils of America.

Which increases the rate of soil formation?

Organic material provides nitrogen for plants. Which soil component contributes the most nitrogen to plants?

What is one of the causes of mechanical weathering?

Which climate favors mechanical weathering?

Which factor contributes to both chemical and mechanical weathering?