Soil Horizon

Match the description of the horizon to the horizon name.

• Horizon O

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon E

• Horizon C

What soil layer contains the most humus?

• Horizon A

• Horizon E

• Horizon R

• Horizon O

• Horizon B

What soil layer contains the LEAST amount of humus?

• Horizon A

• Horizon E

• Horizon R

• Horizon O

• Horizon B

Match the horizon letter with its name.

• Organic Matter

• Topsoil

• Parent Material

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

Match the horizon letter with its name.

• Organic Matter

• Topsoil

• Parent Material

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

Which horizon would you expect to find the following: Living and dead plants and animals

• Horizon E- Eluviation Layer

• Horizon O- Organic Material

• Horizon A- Topsoil

• Horizon B- Subsoil

• Horizon R- Bedrock

Which horizon would you expect to find the following: Leached clay and minerals from the horizon above

• Horizon E- Eluviation Layer

• Horizon O- Organic Material

• Horizon A- Topsoil

• Horizon B- Subsoil

• Horizon R- Bedrock

Which horizon would you expect to find the following: Sand and silt (clay and minerals get leached to layer below)

• Horizon E- Eluviation Layer

• Horizon O- Organic Material

• Horizon A- Topsoil

• Horizon B- Subsoil

• Horizon R- Bedrock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which horizon would you expect to find the following: True soil layer: a mixture of humus, mineral grains, water, and air

• Horizon E- Eluviation Layer

• Horizon C- Parent Material

• Horizon A- Topsoil

• Horizon B- Subsoil

• Horizon R- Bedrock

Which horizon would you expect to find the following: Thick slab of unbreakable rock

• Horizon E- Eluviation Layer

• Horizon C- Parent Material

• Horizon A- Topsoil

• Horizon B- Subsoil

• Horizon R- Bedrock