Soil and Fossils Vocabulary

The layer of soil right below topsoil.

• bedrock

• humus

• subsoil

• soil

The preserved remains of once-living things.

• humus

• bedrock

• soil

• fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Made up of bits of rocks, minerals, and material that was part of once-living things.

• soil

• humus

• fossil

• bedrock

The uppermost layer of soil that contains large amounts of humus.

• subsoil

• topsoil

• fossil

• bedrock

The decayed remains of plants and animals.

• soil

• humus

• fossil

• bedrock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Unweathered rock that lies below subsoil.

• bedrock

• humus

• fossil

• soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

____ is decayed remains and adds a lot of nutrients to the soil.

• topsoil

• bedrock

• fossil

• humus

What layer of soil is the arrow pointing to?

• bedrock

• topsoil

• subsoil

• humus

What layer of soil is the arrow pointing to?

• subsoil

• topsoil

• humus

• bedrock

What layer of soil is the arrow pointing to?

• topsoil

• humus

• bedrock

• subsoil