Soil Layers

Which soil layer contains the most humus? (Humus: dark-colored organic material in the soil)

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What would happen if you tried to squeeze sand into a ball in your fingers?

• It would hold a tight smooth ball.

• The sand would hold a shape and crumble when you let it go.

• It would not form a ball and stick to your hand.

• It would not hold any shape and fall through your fingers.

What is humas?

• soil layers

• horizons

• decaying remains of living organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Main source energy

• Sun
• Plant
• Herbivore
• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Plants make their own food through________ process

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• decomposition

• cell division

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

It is everything around us.

• Agriculture

• Photosynthesis

• The environment

• The atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forest
• people
• buildings
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The orderof soil layers are

• Weathered Parent Rock

  c- Horizon

• subsoil

  B- Horizon

• E- Horizon

• top soil

  A- Horizon

• Solid Rock Unweathered rock

Where in the soil are worms and insects breaking down organic material?

• O-Horizon

• Solid Rock

• A-Horizon

• C-Horizon

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All layers of soil are___________.

Soil is made up of __________.

(a)