Mechanical weathering is athe breakdown of minerals by chemical reactions to make new minerals.bsediment formed at low temperature by direct precipitation from solution. cthe physical breakup of rock into smaller pieces. dthe identification of the substances of which matter is composed, the ways in which they interact, combine, and change, and the use of these processes to form new substances The E horizon of a soil is athe soil layer that is almost all organic material.bthe soil layer that is best for farming (topsoil).cthe soil layer that is leached out (worst for growing plants).dthe soil layer that is weathered parent material.ethe soil layer that accumulates leached out material (subsoil).

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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals

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Mechanical weathering is

a	the breakdown of minerals by chemical reactions to make new minerals.
b	sediment formed at low temperature by direct precipitation from solution.
c	the physical breakup of rock into smaller pieces.
d	the identification of the substances of which matter is composed, the ways in which they interact, combine, and change, and the use of these processes to form new substances

The E horizon of a soil is

a	the soil layer that is almost all organic material.
b	the soil layer that is best for farming (topsoil).
c	the soil layer that is leached out (worst for growing plants).
d	the soil layer that is weathered parent material.
e	the soil layer that accumulates leached out material (subsoil).