Recent Soil Questions

• What is the decaying matter found in soil called?

  Yesterday, 2:04pm - The decaying matter found in soil is called "Humus". ChaCha!

• What do arthropods eat?

  Yesterday, 2:01pm - Most soil-dwelling arthropods eat fungi, worms, or other arth...

• What is the process in which good soils are turned into deserts?

  Yesterday, 1:56pm - When rich earth that used to produce crops loses most of its ...

• What are three good things that plate tectonics provide for humans?

  Yesterday, 1:40pm - Three good things that plate tectonics provide to humans are ...

• Where are some of Europe's best soils found?

  Yesterday, 1:38pm - As a proportion of total global agricultural output, organic ...

• What are 3 characteristics that all plants share?

  Yesterday, 1:38pm - Root System # All seed vascular plants have developed root sy...

• How do particles eroded by wind differ from particles eroded by water?

  Yesterday, 1:30pm - Water erosion may be balanced by the formation of new soil wh...

• How can you help control soil erosion?

  Yesterday, 1:28pm - Timely tillage will help maintain soil structure and reduce i...

• How long does it take 4 soil 2 form?

  Yesterday, 1:27pm - Soil is never in a hurry. Especially when it comes to making ...

• Where is the deepest mud?

  Yesterday, 1:26pm - Mud is found all over the world, being that it is just a semi...

• What is the size of leaf stomata opening?

  Yesterday, 1:24pm - Soil, water supply and soil temperature can influence stomata...

• What is soil and example of?

  Yesterday, 1:16pm - Soil is an example of a natural resource. Soil covers a major...

• What are the two causes of soil salinization?

  Yesterday, 12:55pm - Salts can be transported to the soil surface by capillary tra...

• Why is the earth called the earth?

  Yesterday, 12:48pm - The name Earth originates from the 8th century Anglo-Saxon wo...

• What is a type of soil?

  Yesterday, 12:27pm - Some types of soil are: sandy, silky, loamy, chalk, and peaty...

• What are huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land while picking up and carrying rocks and soil with them?

  Yesterday, 12:18pm - Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land while picking u...

• What were the main elements of the Souths agriculture system?

  Yesterday, 12:13pm - The South has long, hot summers, and rich soils in river vall...

• What are three factors that affect the rate at which photosynthesis occurs?

  Yesterday, 12:12pm - Moisture, sunlight, and soil all affect the time of photsynth...

• Did mars ever have water on it?

  Yesterday, 12:11pm - NASA confirmed that water does exist on Mars. Laboratory test...

• What is the top layer of soil?

  Yesterday, 11:55am - Topsoil is the upper, outermost layer of soil, usually the to...

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