If you were to observe a handful of soil, what materials would you MOST LIKELY find?

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Responses
A weathered rock and decomposed organic remainsweathered rock and decomposed organic remains
B small pieces of recycled glass and tiny pebblessmall pieces of recycled glass and tiny pebbles
C large minerals and fossilized remains of organismslarge minerals and fossilized remains of organisms
D small living plants and hardened lava from a volcanosmall living plants and hardened lava from a volcano

Answer 1

The materials you would MOST LIKELY find in a handful of soil are:

A. weathered rock and decomposed organic remains

Soil typically consists of a mixture of minerals from weathered rock, organic matter from decomposed plants and animals, water, and air.