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Q: What transports material to the B horizon?
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What Horizon has the highest amount of organic material?

A horizon B horizon C horizon O horizon


How does the b horizon differ from a horizon and the c horizon?

The C horizon contains mainly parent material, while the B horizon contains mainly clay particles and the A horizon; mainly silt sized particles and humus


What is the B horizon?

The B horizon is the layer of soil underneath the A horizon, which is under the O horizon. The B horizon contains minerals and sand grains as well as organic material. If you didn't get it when your teacher explained it, ask him/her aboput it. They are sure to explain better than I can!


Which soil layers comprimise soil layers?

Soil layers are called soil horizons. Typically, a soil includes an A horizon, a B horizon and a C horizon. In laymen's terms: A horizon = topsoil B horizon = subsoil C horizon = parent material (the stuff in which the soil formed)


In a cross section of soil the b horizon consists of?

horizon a= topsoil horizon b= subsoil i think horizon c im not sure of and then bedrock


What is horizon B?

A. The A horizon.


How do horizon a and horizon b form?

A & B Horizon forms wherever bedrock is exposed.


How do A horizon and B horizon form?

A & B Horizon forms wherever bedrock is exposed.


How far into the soil do plants roots extend?

B Horizon


Which horizon is materials that are leached from horizon A are deposited into this horizon?

Horizon B


How do the rocks in c horizon differ from those in the b horizon?

A horizon is often darker than B horizon or C horizon because it is the topsoil and the topsoil might be covered with litter. The litter decompose and as you know become soil and it will be fresh soil. So the fresh soil is darker than B and C horizon


How do the A horizon and the B horizon form?

There are many things that horizon A and horizon B could form. These things include slopes and lines for example.