enFISoil and Weathering20
weathering
the process by which natural forces break down rocks and soil
mechanical weathering
the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same material without any change to its composition
exfoliation
abrasion
chemical weathering
oxidization
leaching
composition
soil horizon
humus
topsoil
bedrock
deposition
erosion
texture
permeability
porosity
desertification
Soil and Weathering
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X
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A
D
S
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O
erosion
texture
leaching
humus
weathering
oxidization
topsoil
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
permeability
composition
desertification
porosity
soil horizon
abrasion
exfoliation
bedrock
deposition
the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same material without any change to its composition
the process by which natural forces break down rocks and soil