Types of Soil

What soil type has very, very tiny grains of rock

• sand

• clay

• loam

What type of soil has grains of rock that you can see with your eyes?

• sand

• clay

• loam

What is the layer underneath topsoil?

• bottom soil

• subsoil

• bedrock

What is the part of the soil that is made up of dead plants and animals?

• bedrock

• humus

• topsoil

What is soil that is a mixture of humus, sand, silt, and clay?

• sand

• clay

• loam

What is the top layer of soil?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

What type of soil has grains of rock that are too small for the eye to see?

• sand

• clay

• loam

What is the name for solid rock?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

What is the movement of weathered rock and soil?

• erosion

• weathering

What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?

• erosion

• weathering