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Lithosphere

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is the effect of geological processes caused by plate tectonics?

Back (Answer)

Soil formation

#2
Front (Question)

Formation of rock and soil: formed via weathering and transport of existing rocks, and then deposition, cementation, and compaction

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Sedimentary rock

#3
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Formation of rock and soil: Formed by cooling and crystallization of molten rock

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Igneous rock

#4
Front (Question)

Formation of rock and soil: formed when heat and pressure are applied to rocks

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Metamorphic rocks

#5
Front (Question)

What is the phenomenon of the movement of continents and plates

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Continental Drift

#6
Front (Question)

What plate is the most active and why?

Back (Answer)

Pacific plate; ring of fire

#7
Front (Question)

What are the three factors of soil formation?

Back (Answer)

• soil age • climate • topography

#8
Front (Question)

Soil horizon: Decomposition takes place here

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O: Organic Layer

#9
Front (Question)

Soil horizon: Nutrients from previous layer mix with minerals in this layer

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A: Top soil

#10
Front (Question)

Soil horizon: Filtration from previous layer and leaching of minerals and organic matter

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E: Eluviation Layer

#11
Front (Question)

Soil horizon: Mineral and metal salts found here

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B: Subsoil

#12
Front (Question)

Soil horizon: More compact and has partly weathered rock

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C: Parent Rock

#13
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Soil horizon: Super solid and compact; unweathered rock found here

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R: Bedrock

#14
Front (Question)

Type of soil parameter: particle size used as basis, what are these?

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Soil texture: Clay, silt, sand

#15
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Type of soil parameter: indicator or organic matter content, drainage, and aeration

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Soil color

#16
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Soil color: high in organic matter, more than 4%

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Black

#17
Front (Question)

Soil color: Good organic matter content and well drained

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Brown

#18
Front (Question)

Soil color: Low organic matter; well drained, color due to presence of ferric oxide (Fe2O2)

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Red

#19
Front (Question)

Soil color: Low organic matter; poorly drained, color due to excess water, poor aeration and Iron oxide (FeO)

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Gray

#20
Front (Question)

Soil color: Low organic matter, well drained

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Yellow

#21
Front (Question)

Soil color: well and poorly drained due to fluctuations in water table

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Mottling/smearing of color

#22
Front (Question)

Soil nutrients: Non-mineral

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

#23
Front (Question)

Soil nutrients: Primary Nutrients

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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium

#24
Front (Question)

Soil nutrients: What is the role of nitrogen

Back (Answer)

building block of proteins and is part of amino acids which is important for chlorophyll