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Soil is located on the upper part of the Earth's crust. It is composed of_______rock, humus, water, and air. Weathered rock is rock that has been broken into smaller pieces.________is organic matter that gets mixed into the weathered rock to form soil. can take a thousand years to form, so it is considered a _________ resource. Weathered rock formed from source rock in one place can be really different from weathered rock formed from different sources. In addition, the pieces of weathered rock can be moved from one place (_________)and put in a new place (__________) This explains why soils in different places have different compositions. Rich soil helps to support a wide variety of ____________ things, including plants, animals, and microorganisms. It also acts as a ________. _________seeps through the soil on its way down toward aquifers; the soil helps to remove some _________. Poor ___________ can lead to excessive erosion and contamination of soil.
A. weathered
B. humus
C. soil
D. nonrenewable
E. filter
F. Land management
G. groundwater
H. renewable
I. sustainable
J. living
K. pollutants
L. deposition
M. erosion
A. weathered
B. humus
D. nonrenewable
L. deposition
A. weathered
L. deposition
J. living
E. filter
G. groundwater
K. pollutants
C. soil