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APES: Unit 4.1 verified already passed 2024convergent plate boundary - correct answer A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other. Two types of weathering - correct answer mechanical (physical) and chemical physical weathering - correct answer Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water. chemical weathering - correct answer The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes How does weathering make soil - correct answer Broken down pieces combine with organic material 4 main soil horizons - correct answer OABC O horizon - correct answer Leaf litter (The organic horizon at the surface of many soils, composed of organic detritus in various stages of decomposition) A horizon - correct answer topsoil (layer that is a zone of overlying organic material and underlying mineral material. Billions of bacteria) B horizon - correct answer subsoil (composed primarily of mineral material with very little organic matter) C horizon (weathered parent material) - correct answer The least weathered horizon and builds up over the parent material. How does soil filter groundwater - correct answer