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1 What is a non-renewable resource and give me one example.

1 a resource that cant be renewed in a reasonable amount of time like oil, coal, gasoline, gems, or soil Home

2 Describe the 3 layers of soil.

2 topsoil has mostly dead plant and animal materials, subsoil has mostly small rocks and pebbles, and bedrock has mostly large chunks of solid rock.

3 What is humus?

3 the most fertile type of soil made up of decayed plants and animals

4 What is soil conservation?

4 doing things to keep the soil from eroding

5 What is weathering?

5 the process that breaks up rocks into soil

6 What is erosion?

6 the process by which wind and moving water transfer small bits of rock

7 Name three ways you could classify soil.

7 color, texture, absorbtion

8 When would you use terracing to conserve soil?

8 when you are trying to plant along the steep side of a mountain or hill

9 When would you use contour plowing to conserve soil?

9 when you want to plow around a hillside