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Does soil have parents?

  1. Is soil made through magic?

2. Does soil have parents?

3. What does the weather do to soil?

4. What's on, and in, the horizon?

5. How does soil help me keep my cool?

6. Do soils come in different colors?

7. How does water stay in the soil?

8. How does air get into the soil?

9. Why do plants like soil?

10. Do roots just help plants?

11. Does soil care about time?

12. Can we keep the soil from washing and blowing away?

13. What is soil conservation?

Picture of SK's parents and some "parent material" (leaves and other organic matter)

Soil doesn't have a mom and dad.

But it is made up of something called parent material-the basic stuff needed to make soil.

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