Soil Horizons Soil Erosion Soil Triangle

SOIL LAYERS ARE CALLED.......

• MATERIALS
• ORGANIC
• HUMUS
• HORIZONS

THIS LAYER CONTAINS UNWEATHERED SOLID ROCK AND IS BENEATH ALL OTHER LAYERS......

• HORIZON A
• HORIZON O
• HORIZON D
• HORIZON C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

THIS HORIZON IS MADE OF DECAYING LEAVES, TWIGS AND ANIMAL REMAINS/WASTES......

• A
• B
• C
• O

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

MIXTURE OF ROCK, MINERAL PARTICLES, AND ORGANIC MATTER...... 

• HORIZONS
• HUMUS
• SOIL
• CLAY

RICH IN MINERALS, SUCH AS IRON AND ALUMINUM.......

• O
• A
• B
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

SLIGHTLY BROKEN UP ROCK.....

• C
• D
• O
• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

LOOSE SOIL THAT IS RICH IN ORGANIC MATERIAL...EX. HUMUS.......

• O
• A
• B
• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

WHAT IS HORIZON D ALSO CALLED.......

• HUMUS
• BEDROCK
• ORGANIC MATTER
• INORGANIC MATTER

MORE MATURE SOIL HAS MORE HORIZONS......

• FALSE
• TRUE

WHAT LAYER IS TOPSOIL FOUND IN........

• A
• B
• C
• D