Soil Horizon

Match the description of the horizon to the horizon name.

• Horizon R

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon O

• Horizon C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the horizon letter with its name.

• Organic Matter

• Topsoil

• Eluviation

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

Match the horizon letter with its name.

• Organic Matter

• Topsoil

• Eluviation

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

Match the horizon letter with its name.

• Organic Matter

• Topsoil

• Parent Material

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

Match the horizon letter with its name.

• Organic Matter

• Topsoil

• Parent Material

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

Which horizon would you expect to find the following:

Slightly weathered rock chunks; very little organic material found here.

• Horizon E- Eluviation Layer

• Horizon C- Parent Material

• Horizon A- Topsoil

• Horizon B- Subsoil

• Horizon R- Bedrock

What do we call the layers of soil?

• Deposits

• Horizons

• Minerals

• Rocks

What is the layer of soil just below the topsoil?

• soil

• subsoil

• topsoil

• terrace farming

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

• HORIZON A

• HORIZON O

• HORIZON D

• HORIZON C

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

• FALSE

• TRUE