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Soil is made up of a thin layer of weathered rock, humus, air, and water.
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What is the main ingredients of soil?
1 - Fresh Litter 2 - Fermantation layer 3 - Humification layer 4 - Humus and mineral These are the 4 main
What is layer is partly weathered rock?
Regolith is the name for the layer of partly weathered rock.
What is the loose material on earths surface that contains weathered rock particles and humus?
It is false that the loose material on Earth's surface that contains weathered rock particles and humus is bedrock. The loose weathered material on Earth's surface in which plates can grow is soil.
Which layer of soil has no humus?
bed rock
What is contained in soil?
Soil is composed of weathered rock and dead/decaying organic material called humus.
Which soil layer is least similar to the underlying rock?
Humus
Where does the wheathered rock in soil comes from?
Humus on the top layer
Bedrock?
Is a solid layer of rock lying beneath Earth's soil layer. Bedrock: Is the source of rock and mineral fragments that make up soil. Is not weathered if it is not exposed to wind and water.
What is the name of the layer of solid rock beneath loose soil?
humus
Which soil layer contains the most humus?
the O-Horizon is the topmost soil so it has the most humus
What makes up the foundation of soil?
The inorganic component is weathered rock. The organic component is dead or decaying organisms collectively called humus.
What is a mixture of weathered rock and organic matter called?
If the rock has been eroded into grains, then the mixture is known as top soil.
