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Topsoil is the part that we dig into in order to plant things. The first layer (O) is mainly organic matter dead and decaying bits of plant and animal, while the second layer (A) is the topsoil.
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It is found at the bottom of a soil profile.Peat: a dark soil that is mainly made from partly decayed plant material.Permeable: can easily let water inPorous: something that has gaps in it that water can get in to.Rock: a solid formed of the particles of one or more minerals.Rock cycle: the movement and recycling of rocks by nature. Then we find subsoil (B) and parent material (C), before hitting the bedrock (R). stream
The oldest rocks ever to be found were formed about 4 billion years ago only two pieces of rock this old have ever been found.
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Try to identify the soil type in your local area, Plant seeds in different types of soil to see how well they grow.
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Some rocks, like obsidian, are made from just one mineral. ', 'I'm finding your site an absolutely fantastic resource alongside the stuff being sent from my son's school. Loam soil is somewhere between clay and sand and so holds a bit of water, but not too much, and has a fair bit of air in it.
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The soil is a combination of a range of ingredients that include fine ground up pieces of rock; particles from dead plants and animals; air and soil. Earthworms and many bugs live in the soil while rabbits and moles, for example, dig their homes underground in the soil.
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19 0 obj ', 'Thank you for providing a much-needed service for parents and one which really represented good value for money. endobj All our. 2 0 obj It is the amounts of each, in combination with the rock type and proportions of sand and clay that determines which soil type it is. Bedrock: the solid rock that is found once you have dug through all the layers of soil.Clay soil: soil that has a high proportion of clay.Horizon: a layer of soil in a soil profile.Igneous: a rock formed from magma either inside the Earth or on the surface.Impermeable: cannot easily let water in.Loam soil: a soil which is a fairly even mixture of sand, clay and silt.Magma: liquid rock that is very hot.Mineral: of a precise mix of chemical elements which are organised in a very specific way.Metamorphic: a rock formed when existing rock is changed through heat and pressure.Non-porous: something that doesnt have any gaps in it that water can get in to.Organic material: dead or decaying matter found at the top of soil.
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For example, granite is very hard and impermeable, so it is often used as a building material; while chalk is a rock that wears down easily and so is used to write and draw with. Youve helped me become more organised with the schedule of things, but without the pressure I was putting myself under before.
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These sedimentary rocks can be change into metamorphic or igneous rocks after a long time, before the process of weathering starts again.
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Other rocks are made from two or more minerals for example, granite is made from feldspar, mica and quartz.
