JayPro Rock Quiz

solid rock underneath subsoil

• fossil

• clay

• bedrock

• all of the above

red soil with small grains or particles

that leaves no space for other particles

• soil

• clay

• silt

• sand

hardened trace or remains of animals or plants

that have been naturally preserved in the ground

• bones

• minerals

• fossil

• remains

the organic part of soil made up of broken down

pieces of dead plants and animals

• hummus

• compost

• decomposition

• silt

A palenontologis is a scientist that explores

• the history

  of bones

• the history of life

  on Earth through fossils

• old plants and bugs

  on Earth

• all of the above

what is the largest soil particle visible to the human eye

(one word)

what kid of soil is found as a sediment

in a body of running water

• hummus

• minerals

• silt

what is the loose upper layer of Earth's surface called

(one word)

what is the layer of soil beneath topsoil that lacks

organic matter but is rich in sand, silt and clay

• topsoil

• subsoil

• upper soil

• silt

T/F subsoil is the layer of soil on top of top soil?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

subsoil is the layer beneath top soil