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Which is a property of soil?
a) erosion
b) texture
c) weathering
d)

Which layer of soil is rich in humus and minerals?
a) subsoil
b) bedrock
c) topsoil
d)

A vertical section of soil from the surface down to the bedrock that shows the horizon is called?
a) pore space
b) permeability
c) soil profile
d)

What is the space between particles called?
a) permeablility
b) pore space
c) bedrock
d)

Sand would be an example of soil with what kind of permeability?
a) high permeability
b) low permeablility
c) no permeability
d)

What layer of soil is topsoil?
a) A horizon
b) B horizon
c) C horizon
d)

What helps to decompose dead plants and animals into humus?
a) bacteria and fungi
b) minerals and pore space
c) water and minerals
d)

What are two ways soil helps?
a) provides us with food and organisms with homes
b) provides heat and oxygen
c) provides water and carbon dioxide
d)

How easy water can pass through a porous material is called?
a) topsoil
b) permeablility
c) subsoil
d)

The top layer of soil is called?
a) topsoil
b) humus
c) subsoil
d)

Soil contains left over plants and animals called?
a) humus
b) pore spaces
c) subsoil
d)

When bedrock is broken into small rock pieces, what is formed?
a) organisms
b) trees
c) soil
d)

What helps to break down bedrock?
a) freezing and thawing
b) heat
c) people
d)

What is the bottom layer of the soil?
a) A horizon
b) B horizon
c) bedrock
d)

The subsoil layer below A horizon is what layer?
a) A horizon
b) B horizon
c) C horizon
d)

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