THE HOT SEAT…..WEATHERING AND SOIL STYLE…WHO WILL BE “THE GRAND CANYON” CHAMPION?
CLUE 3= WATER CAN EASILY PASS THROUGH A MATERIAL EXAMPLE= PERMEABLE CLUE 1= GRAVEL CLUE 2= NOT CLAY CLUE 3= WATER CAN EASILY PASS THROUGH A MATERIAL
WEATHERING
EROSION
DEPOSITION
MECHANICAL WEATHERING
ICE WEDGING
WATER ABRASION
WIND ABRASION
GRAVITY ABRASION
PLANT AND ANIMALS MECHANICAL WEATHERING
CHEMICAL WEATHERING
ACIDS IN LIVING THINGS
ACID PRECIPITATION
ACIDS IN GROUNDWATER
OXIDATION
SOIL PROFILE
O LAYER=LITTER
A LAYER=TOPSOIL
E LAYER=ELUVIATED
B=SUBSOIL
C=PARTIALLY WEATHERED ROCK
R=BEDROCK
TERRACING
CONTOUR PLOWING
COVER CROPS
NO-TILL FARMING
BONUS=WHAT IS SOIL? INGREDIENTS……… LOOSE MIXTURE OF AIR, WATER, MINERAL FRAGMENTS AND ORGANIC MATTER=THE GOOD STUFF!!!!