Rock Particles
Soil Layers
Soil Formation
Weathering
Soil Extras
100
They are tiny particles of soil that hold water well and provide nutrients.
What is clay.
100
It is made of humus which adds nutrients. Plants grow here, so there is often many roots.
What is topsoil?
100

Soil provides what to plants? 

What is nutrients/minerals?

100

Give the definition of weathering? 

"When nature takes  big rocks and breaks them into a small rocks"

The breaking down of rock and soil.

100

Materials that plants and animals need to live and grow.

What are nutrients?

200
It is made up of small grains of worn-down rock. It has very few nutrients and does not hold water well.
What is sand?
200

Where new soil is formed 

The layer of soil that is solid rock. It has also been formed over a long period of times.

What is bedrock?

200

The four things that make up soil 

What is 

Air 

Water 

Humus 

Rock Particles 

200

Nature uses ____, _____, and ____ _______ to break down rocks 

what is Water, Air, and Plant roots 

200

another name for Topsoil

What is A Horizon

300
It is made up of decayed matter (decomposing plants and animals).
What is humus?
300

Where humus, plants, and insects are located. 

a natural layer formed from bedrock and subsoil. 

What is topsoil?

300

Water freezing in rocks and breaking them apart is an example.

What is weathering?

300

_____ _________ can drill through cracks in rocks breaking them down to smaller chunks. 

What is Plant roots 

300

Another name for Subsoil

What is B Horizon

400
It is made up of very small broken pieces of rock. Particles are bigger than clay but smaller than sand.
What is silt?
400

Where tree roots and water are store

What is subsoil?

400

Humus is 

What is the remains of plants and animals 

400
Over time __________ can break down rocks and expose its minerals. 

What is Water 

400

Another name for Humus

What is O Horizon 

500
It adds many nutrients to the soil and is found in topsoil.
What is humus?
500

It contains leaves, twigs, and animal waste.

What is Humus (ground cover) 

500

Wind blows sand onto rocks and breaks off pieces of rock is an example.

What is weathering?

500

________ is used in rivers and streams to smooth rocks and carry pieces to new places.

What is water

500

Miss Carters Daughters name is?

Miss Caters Favorite type of Music

What is Ryan

What is old school music

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