Vocabulary
Soil is a ________________ _______________.
Natural Resource
Soil has nutrients for _____
plants
conserve
Breaking down over years and years
Weathering
Soil holds _____ in place
plant roots
Creating a barrier on the beach and stacking sticks is a way to prevent: __________
erosion
Carrying sediment from one place to another
Erosion
Soil provides a home to bugs and nutrients to _
plants
Adding more sand along the shore is a way to reduce_____
The parts that make up soil is called___
components
Each ecosystem has different _____ of soil
component
Without soil....
plants could not grow, and the ecosystem would be unbalanced without producers.
Topsoil, sub soil, Parent rock and bedrock are the ______ of soil.
Layers
___________ has the most nutrients and allows plants to grow.
Humus
What can we do to help conserve soil?
compost, plant gardens, keep earth worms.