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WorksheetsSoil Profile & Horizons
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is soil?
Weathering forms the rocks and minerals
A mixture of rock, mineral particles and organic matter.
The layers in the soil profile used to classify soil types.
Organic material in soil comes from living things such as plant and animal remains
How is soil formed? Check all that apply!
Weathering forms the rocks and minerals of soil
A mixture of rock, mineral particles and organic matter.
The layers in the soil profile used to classify soil types.
Organic material in soil comes from living things such as plant and animal remains
What is a soil profile?
Weathering forms the rocks and minerals
A mixture of rock, mineral particles and organic matter.
The layers in the soil profile used to classify soil types.
Is a vertical cross section of soil.
What is a soil horizon?
Weathering forms the rocks and minerals
A mixture of rock, mineral particles and organic matter.
The layers in the soil profile used to classify soil types.
Is a vertical cross section of soil.
Made of grass, decaying organic matter. Plants & insects live here. It is typically 0-2ft deep.
A Horizon
C Horizon
Bedrock
O horizon
B Horizon
Made of small fine soil particles & other organic matter. Plant roots, fungi, & earthworms live in the horizon. It is typically 2-10ft deep.
A Horizon
C Horizon
Bedrock
O horizon
B Horizon
Made of humus, clay, & minerals (iron/aluminum). Nothing grows here, typically red/brown color, & 10-30ft deep.
A Horizon
C Horizon
Bedrock
O horizon
B Horizon
Made of broken up rocks & parent material. Nothing lives in & it is typically 30-48ft deep.
A Horizon
C Horizon
Bedrock
O horizon
B Horizon
Made of solid rock & nothing lives in the layer
A Horizon
C Horizon
Bedrock
O horizon
B Horizon
