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Minerals

what is soil
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What Is Soil?

Soil is a mixture of very small pieces of rock and rotted materials from plants and animals. This rotting plant and animal material, called

how is petrified wood formed
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How Is Petrified Wood Formed?

How Is Petrified Wood Formed? Wood that is petrified has been changed by nature into stone. Petrified wood is a fossil. It forms when plant

why do plants have sap
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Why Do Plants Have Sap?

Why Do Plants Have Sap? Sap is the liquid that enables trees and other plants to live and grow. The roots of a plant draw water, along with

where does sand come from
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Where Does Sand Come from?

Sand is made from tiny grains of rocks and minerals. Almost every grain of sand was once part of a big rock. Heat and cold caused cracks in