Rocks and Geology GapFill

All you ever wanted to know about soil

The upper layer of Earth's surface where plants grow is called the   coresoilbedrockfertiliserplateatmosphere. It is formed from a mixture of weathered   fossilsicevalleysrockbonesglaciers and the remains of decayed plants and animals which, together, are called   the canopyemergentshumusthe shrub layerfertiliserbedrock. Soil forms very   quicklydeliberatelynoisilyunexpectedlyquietlyslowly and is considered by many to be   an endlessan exhaustedan infinitean unlimiteda renewablea non-renewable resource. The topmost layer of soil is called the   ROACXB horizon. This is where plants are anchored down by their  rootsflowerstwigsleavesbudsbranches.  Immediately beneath this is the   topsoilwater tablelatosolfertiliserbedrocksubsoil and, beneath that, the weathered rock fragments and   bedrockmoraineflint stonesvegetationsiltinner core. The type of soil found in much of the woodland in the UK is called   brown earthlatosolpeaty soildesert soillaterite soilgrey earth and is normally a few  kilometresfurlongsinchesmillimetresmetresmiles deep.