Which of the following is a common agricultural use of a mineral?

Using limestone to season foods

Shaping limestone into tools to plow Earth's surface

Spreading limestone on crop fields to neutralize acidic soils

Building fences from limestone to keep pests out of crop fields

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Beau Carroll

Biology

23 April, 11:20

Which of the following is a common agricultural use of a mineral?

Using limestone to season foods

Shaping limestone into tools to plow Earth's surface

Spreading limestone on crop fields to neutralize acidic soils

Building fences from limestone to keep pests out of crop fields

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Colton Jordan · Answer 1

C The limestone lowers the acidity of the soil by neutralizing the acid in the soil because limestone is slightly basic and acids and bases neutralize each other.

Which of the following is a common agricultural use of a mineral?Using limestone to season foodsShaping limestone into tools to plow Earth's surfaceSpreading limestone on crop fields to neutralize acidic soilsBuilding fences from limestone to keep pests out of crop fields

Which of the following is a common agricultural use of a mineral?

Using limestone to season foods

Shaping limestone into tools to plow Earth's surface

Spreading limestone on crop fields to neutralize acidic soils

Building fences from limestone to keep pests out of crop fields