Soil

soil with the smallest particle size that holds too much water; needs nutrients

• Clay

• Soil

• Loam

• Sand

Dark nutrient rich part of soil that is made of recently decomposed material

• Clay

• Loam

• Top Soil

• Humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

soil with small particle size that holds some water; some nutrients

• Clay

• Silt

• Sand

• Bed Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Deepest layer of the soil that has not been weathered

• Top Soil

• Decomposer

• Bed Rock

• Mechanical Weathering

a mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air

• Soil

• Loam

• Organic

• Trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Forms as rain washes nutrients and minerals down from the A horizon, also known as subsoil

• A Horizon

• B Horizon

• C Horizon

• D Horizon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

mixture of sand, silt and clay that is best for plant growth

• Sand

• Silt

• Loam

• Loaf

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

soil with the largest particle size that loses water; no nutrients

• Clay

• Grass

• Sand

• Silt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Topsoil layer made of recently decayed and decomposed material mixed with weathered pieces of rock

• A Horizon

• B Horizon

• C Horizon

• D Horizon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The top layer that has organic matter, living organisms, and rock particles

• Loam

• Bottom Soil

• Top Soil

• A Horizon

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3