Weathering and Soils: The Nature and Properties of Soils

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Think about the things that you have eaten today and how soil might have been necessary for their production. Chances are that everything you have eaten today came from something grown in or supported by soil. In more ways than one, you depend on soil every day. Can you figure out how soil plays a roll in each of these situations? Roll over each image for a helpful prompt.

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