Question

A student makes a list of all the soil layers in a temperate region. Which layer would be located farthest from the surface of the Earth?(1 point)
Responses

parent material (C)
parent material (C)

bedrock (R)
bedrock (R)

topsoil (A)
topsoil (A)

organic layer (O)

Answer 1

The layer located farthest from the surface of the Earth is **bedrock (R)**. Bedrock is the solid rock layer that lies beneath all other soil layers. The correct order from the surface down is: organic layer (O), topsoil (A), subsoil (B), parent material (C), and finally bedrock (R).