Soil Formation Vocabulary

To rot and break down the remains of plants and animals into smaller pieces.

• soil

• decompose

• weathering

• humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)

• soil

• decompose

• humus

• weathering

plant and animal remains

• decompose

• humus

• soil

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind and ice.

• soil

• humus

• decompose

• weathering

Substances that help living things grow.

• rot

• decompose

• nutrients

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3