Soil Layers

What type of soil can you find here?

• humus

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

Answer explanation

Organic refers to anything that is or was alive.

So the organic layer is the part of the soil which would have the humus.

What type of soil can you find here?

Answer explanation

Organic refers to anything that is or was alive.

So the organic layer is the part of the soil which would have the humus.

What layer is this?

• organic layer

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

Answer explanation

If you have ever dug a hole, you probably reached the TOPSOIL.

What layer is this?

Answer explanation

If you have ever dug a hole, you probably reached the TOPSOIL.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What layer is this?

• organic layer

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

Answer explanation

Bedrock (in Minecraft) and real life is very difficult to break.

What layer is this?

Answer explanation

Bedrock (in Minecraft) and real life is very difficult to break.

Which two layers of soil can you find a lot of humus?

• organic

  layer

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

Reorder the following layers of soil.

• subsoil

• topsoil

• organic layer

• parent material

• bedrock

Answer explanation

Match the following

• humus

• 
• gravel

• 
• soils

• 
• topsoil

• 
• bedrock

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Draw an arrow where you can find humus.

Answer explanation

Humus is soil with dead plants and animals, so you would find this layer at the very TOP.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1