what is soil ???????
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Answer: What soil is
Explanation: Soil is a mix of dirt yes dirt, dirt is something similar to soil, but anyway Soil is a mix of tiny rock pieces, minerals, clay, hardened mud(but just a bit), dirt it also includes sand but very rarely and yes you can make soil it might not be the same but for best results just add natural soil then mix it all together with the natural soil add half a water bottle of those little kid ones and let it sit in the sun for one hour and boom homemade soil.
Soil is the thin layer of material covering the earth's surface and is formed from the weathering of rocks.
It is made up mainly of mineral particles, organic materials, air, water and living organisms.
Layres of the soil are :--
Top most humus layer
- This layer contain dead and decaying matter in the soil. This made the soil fertile. More thicker this layer more the soil fertile. Forests has a thick humus layer. Usually this is thinnest layer of soil. It is A horizon.
Subsoil weathered rocks, sand and silt clay
- This layer has a very little amount of humus content . This has fine sand particle. Usually this layer is thicker than humus layer. It is B horizon of soil
Substratum weathered parent rock material
- This layer has no humus content. This contain rough sand particles and pieces of parent rock. It is C horizon of soil.
Unweathered parent bed rock
- This layer has no humus content and fine soil. It mainly contain Unweathered parents rocks. It is D horizon of soil.