Soil Formation 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) A) When forces like wind and water break rock into smaller and smaller pieces without changing its composition. Water Physical (Mechanical) Weathering Chemical Weathering B) The most important agent of chemical weathering C) When rock is transformed into a new substance- ex. CACO3 (limestone) is broken down by HCI (acid) to produce H20, CO2, and CaCl2. D) Largest soil particle size E) Medium soil particle size F) Small soil particle size G) Wet and warm Important factors in soil formation Sand Clay Factors affecting rate of erosion Silt Climate that allows the fastest chemical weathering

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Match the definitions to the word
Soil Formation
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
(6)
7)
8)
9)
A) When forces like wind and water break rock into
smaller and smaller pieces without changing its
composition.
B) The most important agent of chemical weathering
C) When rock is transformed into a new substance - ex.
CaCO3 (limestone) is broken down by HCI (acid) to
produce H20, CO2, and CaCl2.
D) Largest soil particle size
E) Medium soil particle size
F) Small soil particle size
G) Wet and warm
Water
Physical (Mechanical) Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Important factors in soil formation
Sand
Clay
Factors affecting rate of erosion
Silt
Climate that allows the fastest
chemical weathering
H) Parent rock material, climate, slope, organisms, time
) Climate, slope, type of vegetation
Transcribed Image Text:Soil Formation 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) (6) 7) 8) 9) A) When forces like wind and water break rock into smaller and smaller pieces without changing its composition. B) The most important agent of chemical weathering C) When rock is transformed into a new substance - ex. CaCO3 (limestone) is broken down by HCI (acid) to produce H20, CO2, and CaCl2. D) Largest soil particle size E) Medium soil particle size F) Small soil particle size G) Wet and warm Water Physical (Mechanical) Weathering Chemical Weathering Important factors in soil formation Sand Clay Factors affecting rate of erosion Silt Climate that allows the fastest chemical weathering H) Parent rock material, climate, slope, organisms, time ) Climate, slope, type of vegetation
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