Flocab Soil

Soil is made of

• air

• rocks

• decomposed leaves

• all of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

True or False: Soil contains only non-living things.

• True

• False

Which is not one of the layers in the soil profile?

• bedrock

• subsoil

• midsoil

• topsoil

Which of the following causes rocks to break down into smaller pieces?

• weather

• water

• time

• all of these

In which layer of soil would you plant flowers and vegetables?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

• rock fragments

True or False: Sand looks and feels the same wherever you go.

• True

• False

a dark, nutrient-rich substance found naturally in soil that is made from decomposed plant and/or animal matter

• bedrock

• mineral

• humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

• bedrock

• subsoil

• topsoil

• humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a substance that is found naturally in the Earth and that does not contain plant or animal matter. Gold is an example

• topsoil

• mineral

• humus

• bedrock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What layer is below topsoil?

• humus

• bedrock

• subsoil

• midsoil