Soil is the layer of loose material that covers the surface of Earth. What does it provide for organisms?

• Earthworms

• Nutrients

• Air

• Water

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Soil is a _______ resource.​

• natural

• capital

• human

• economic

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What layer of soil is rock that has been slightly weathered is called?

• subsoil

• parent material

• topsoil

• humus

• subsoil

What does soil provide for organisms?

• support

• habitat

• water

• nutrients

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Which layer of soil is made of nutrients and organic matter and is where most plant roots grow?

• parent material

• humus

• topsoil

• bedrock

• subsoil

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The foods or substances that plants and animals need to live and grow are ​​_________.

• nutrients

• decayed plants

• wood

• water

• air

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Soil is made when rocks ​_______ over time.

• weather

• break

• grow

• freeze

• sleep

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Soil is made from _____, living and dead organisms, ___, and water

• air, sand

• sand, clay

• rocks, air

• wood, air

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__________ is the breaking down of rocks.

• Weathering

• Habitat

• Decomposition

• Nutrient

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Which layer of soil is made of sand, silt, and clay that have not been broken down all the way?

• bedrock

• humus

• parent material

• topsoil

• subsoil