weathering - Erosion - Deposition

is the loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants grow.

• Soil

• Bedrock

• Subsoil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

- is a mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic material, water, and air.

is the solid layer of rock beneath the soil.

• Humus

• Topsoil

• Bedrock

• Subsoil

.........................depends on the size of the soil particles.

• Soil's horizon

• Soil's texture

• Humus

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

is a dark-colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

is a layer of soil that differs in color, texture, and composition from the layers above or below it.

• soil formation

• Soil texture

• Soil horizon

-Dead leaves, roots, and other plant materials contribute most of the organic remains that form humus.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

occurs where the agents of erosion deposit, or lay down

Humus forms in a process called

The process of erosion moves material called

• humus

• sediment

• minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2