Soil is located on the upper part of the earths crust. It is composed of.____ rocks, humus, water, and air. Weathered rocks is rocks that have been broken into smaller pieces.____ is organic matter that gets mixed up into the weathered rock to form soil.____ Can take 1000 years to form so it is considered a____ resource. Weathered rock formed from source rock is one place can be really different from the weathered rock formed from different sources. In addition, the pieces of weathered rock can be moved from one place.____ and put into a new place____. This explains why soil in different places have different compositions. Rich soil helps to support a wide variety of____ things, including plants, animals, and Microorganisms. It also acts as a______. ______ sleeps through soil on its way down towards aquifers; the soil helps to remove some____. Poor_____ Can lead to excessive. Erosion and contamination of soil

- weathered

- Humus
- Soil
- Renewable
- Erosion
- Deposition
- Living
- Filter
- Water
- Soil