Earth Science: The Changing Surface of Earth, Book G

Chapter 2: Weathering and Soil

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Topic: Chemical Weathering

Visit these sites to learn more about chemical weathering. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.



More Revealing Facts of the Earth

( http://library.thinkquest.org/20035/chemical.htm )
Soil Forming Factors About Weathering

( http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/globe/soilform/weather.htm )
Summary of Chemical Weathering

( http://www.chipr.sunysb.edu/eserc/longis/chemicalweathering.html )

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Topic: Land Use

Visit these sites for more information about how land use affects Earth's soil and about measures taken to reduce the impact. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.



USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program

( http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/frpp/ )
National Resource Inventory: 2000 Highlights

( http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/land/pubs/97highlights.html )
Land Use History of North America: Night Lights and Urbanization

( http://biology.usgs.gov/luhna/chap3.html )
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