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Question 24.



Why did the stones settle to form the bottom layer of the soil profile?


They have similar colors.


They are the lightest particles.


They are the heaviest particles.


They have a definite shape.

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They are the heaviest particles.

Heavier (and larger) particles settle out of moving water or wind faster than lighter, finer particles, so stones end up deposited in the bottom layer.