Study Guide Scavenger Hunt - You will have to open and read the study guide for U5 in order to successfully complete this question.
Find the section or sections of the study guide (linked above) focusing on soil. Use the study guide to fill in the blanks below. (You may also need to think about what was learned in Live Lesson.)(11 points)
Soil is located on the upper part of the Earth's crust. It is composed of (Response area) rock, humus, water, and air. Weathered rock is rock that has been broken into smaller pieces. (Response area) is organic matter that gets mixed into the weathered rock to form soil. (Response area) can take a thousand years to form, so it is considered a (Response area) resource. Weathered rock formed from source rock in one place can be really different from weathered rock formed from different sources. In addition, the pieces of weathered rock can be moved from one place (Response area) and put in a new place (Response area). This explains why soils in different places have different compositions. Rich soil helps to support a wide variety of (Response area) things, including plants, animals, and microorganisms. It also acts as a (Response area). (Response area) seeps through the soil on its way down toward aquifers; the soil helps to remove some (Response area). Poor (Response area) can lead to excessive erosion and contamination of soil.
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question.
Living
Land Management
Nonrenewable
Renewable
Filter
Weathered
Groundwater
Erosion
Humus
Deposition
Soil
Pollutants
Sustainable