Soil composition

What is a mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, and organisms that can support plant life

• Weathering

• Loam

• silt

• Soil

It can possess different and variations in souls exist because of the different in which soil is formed

• Colors, textures, and environment

• Humus,organic,inorganic

• Weathering, process, rocks

Soil is formed through what? Which is the process? That breaks what into smaller pieces?

• Weathering

• Weathering,process,rocks

• Process

• Rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What can be caused by ice,water,and wind which is why it occurs at different rates in different environments?

• Decomposing

• Environment

• Weathering

• Process

What is the top layer called that contains organic material that has decomposed or broken down into basic units

• Clay

• Silt

• Loam

• Humus

what remains are found in organic material? Along with plants animals and their waste products?

• dead organisms

• Inorganic material

• Soil

• Topsoil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When humus mixes with what? Material such as water and Rock particles top soil is created. Topsoil is the top two eight inches of soil.

• Top soil

• Inorganic

• Weathering

• Environments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1