Weathering Erosion Deposition Soil
Weathering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkooWr9yVU4
Weathering - The breaking down of rocks
Physical Weathering
Breaks Apart rocks without changing chemical composition
Chemical Weathering
When rocks and minerals are exposed to air and water and make new chemical product
- Oxidation (rust)
Biological Weathering
Breaking down by living organisms such as the tree in the rock
Erosion
The movement of the sediments
The Delicate Arch located in Arches National Park, Utah
This arch was formed by wind and water erosion.
"The Old Man of Hoy" is an example of coastal erosion it is located in located just of the coast of Orkney islands in Scotland.
Deposition
The Laying down or settling of the sediments
A beach is formed by deposition as the waves pull in sediments.
A spit is formed is a stretch of beach material that extends in the sea and connected to land at one end.
Soil is made up of water, minerals, air, and organic matter. Soiled is used to plant crops, It provides a habitat for animal and other organisms. Its important to NC to plant our crops we need soil to survive.
The type of soil found in NC is cecil is is the most common soil in north carolina covering 1.6 million acres of land. it is the North Carolina state soil.
one type of soil conservation technique is crop rotation it is when you grow different crops a year so you want drain the soil of it nutrients.