SOIL

the upper layer of earth in which plants grow

• composition

• soil

• dirt

• properties

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

It is matter composed of organic compounds that have come from the remains of organisms such as plants and animals and their waste products in the environment.

• dirt

• horizons

• organic matter

• formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

weathered describes the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth.

• permeability

• soil

• weathered rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something.

• composition

• dirt

• formation

the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

• composition

• permeability

• soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

characteristic of something.

• properties

• horizons

• dirt

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

loosely arranged unconsolidated subsidiaries especially

• soil

• dirt

• unconsolidated

the action of forming or process of being formed

• horizons

• dirt

• formation

a layer of soil or rock, or a set of strata, with particular characteristics.

• soil

• horizons

• organic matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

the state or quality of a material or membrane that causes it to allow liquids or gases to pass through it.

• permeability

• dirt

• weathered rock