Soil Formation

What is described in the list below?

It is made of decomposed plant and animal remains.

It is made of weathered rock.

Most land is covered with a thin layer of this.

• Planets

• Earth

• Sun

• Soil

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What is soil?

• A tree growing in the dirt.

• Water in the ocean.

• A top layer of the earth.

• An electric current that travels through a circuit.

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What effect can ice have on rocks?

• Ice can hold the rock and keep it from breaking.

• Ice can break the rock into smaller pieces.

• Ice evaporates the rock.

• Ice does not affect the rock.

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What does weathering of rock mean?

• The breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice.

• Recording daily temperature.

• Decomposing organic materials such as animals and plants.

• A place you can visit.

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Which statement is true?

• Soil is formed in only one way.

• Soil can be formed in many different ways.

• Rain is always the cause of soil formation.

• Soil is only formed in forest fires.

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A student records the following information about soil.

Characteristics of soil:

Light in color

Has small rocks and minerals

Is rough

Mostly found on the beach

Which example of the texture of soil is being described?

• Sand

• Bedrock

• Mulch

• Top soil