Soil is the thin layer of material that covers Earth’s surface. How is soil related to bedrock?(1 point)

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Responses

Soil forms below the bedrock.
Soil forms below the bedrock.

Soil forms from the weathering of bedrock.
Soil forms from the weathering of bedrock.

Bedrock hardens to form soil.
Bedrock hardens to form soil.

Bedrock is one of four soil components.

Answer 1

Soil forms from the weathering of bedrock.

Answer 2

What is the correct order of the particles that give texture to soil from smallest to largest?(1 point)
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sand, silt, clay
sand, silt, clay

clay, silt, sand
clay, silt, sand

silt, sand, clay
silt, sand, clay

clay, sand, silt

Answer 3

clay, silt, sand

Answer 4

Soil Quick Check
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Which phrase best describes soil?(1 point)
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consolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock
consolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock

unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and bedrock
unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and bedrock

unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock
unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock

consolidated material that contains nutrient matter and bedrock
consolidated material that contains nutrient matter and bedrock
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Answer 5

unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock

Answer 6

Soil Quick Check
4 of 44 of 4 Items
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Which layer of soil determines how fertile the soil is?(1 point)
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bedrock
bedrock

topsoil
topsoil

subsoil
subsoil

humus
humus
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Answer 7

topsoil