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Science Terms. Topsoil The uppermost layer of soil Top Soil.

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Page 1: Science Terms. Topsoil The uppermost layer of soil Top Soil.

Science Terms

Page 2: Science Terms. Topsoil The uppermost layer of soil Top Soil.

Topsoil

The uppermost layer of soil

Top Soil

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SubsoilThe layer of soil just below the

uppermost layer of soil

Subsoil

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BedrockUnweathered rock that lies below the

lowest layer of soil

Bedrock

Page 5: Science Terms. Topsoil The uppermost layer of soil Top Soil.

FossilThe preserved remains of a plant or

animal that lived long ago

Bedrock

Page 6: Science Terms. Topsoil The uppermost layer of soil Top Soil.

DeltaA large mass of deposited sediment

at the mouth of a river

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WeatheringThe slow breaking apart or wearing

away of rock into smaller pieces

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Erosion

The movement of weathered rock material from on place to another

Page 9: Science Terms. Topsoil The uppermost layer of soil Top Soil.

Question

Wind moving sand from a dune

What is an example of erosion?

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Question

Large rocks wearing down

What is an example of weathering?

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Question

How are weathering and erosion related to one another?


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