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Natali5045456 [20]
3 years ago
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If you lived in parts of Texas or California and your house foundation crumbled because the soil swelled when it was wet and cra

cked when it was dry, chances are that the soil would be a(n) ________.
Social Studies
1 answer:
Burka [1]3 years ago
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Answer:

Vertisols

Explanation:

If you lived in parts of Texas or California and your house foundation crumbled because the soil swelled when it was wet and cracked when it was dry, chances are that the soil would be a(n) vertisols.

Vertisol is a type of soil that it soil order is adapted to wet-dry cycles( found in dry area with low humidity)with little organic matter and there is a high content of expansive clayey  minerals characterized by the dominant presence of smectite clay in the soil. These soils form deep wide cracks from the surface downward when they are dry out (i.e, they shrink when dry) and swell when moistened.

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