Soil contains many nutrients. how do nutrients get into the soil?

a. some of the sun's light changes into minerals and other nutrients.

b. plants excrete wastes through their roots, and this fertilizes the soil.

c. decomposers break down dead plants and animals. they return the nutrients to the soil.

“in 1492 columbus sailed the ocean blue” is an example of: a)explicit memory b) procedural memory c) semantic memory d)episodic memory

Onsider the paragraph above. what is one chemical property of water? a) water is a polar molecule. b) water is the universal solvent. c) water reacts with group 1 metals. d) water has a high specific heat capacity.

The table presents the average day and night temperatures in five cities. it also reveals whether a city receives substantial rainfall (wet climate) or little rainfall (dry climate). which city’s rocks are likeliest to experience frost wedging, and why? a) city a because the consistently subzero temperature would prevent water from melting b) city b because it is a wet region and the temperature fluctuates around the freezing point c) city c because it receives plenty of rain fall and the weather is moderately cool d) city d because the hot and dry weather would cause rocks to absorb water