FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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What is the layer of rock that is below the soil?
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subsoil
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topsoil
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humus
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bedrock
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The various kinds of broken and weathered rock material, such as soil and subsoil, that may overlie the bedrock are known as regolith.
Detailed explanation-2: -Soil is comprised of many layers, called horizons. The bottommost horizon is called bedrock.
Detailed explanation-3: -bedrock, a deposit of solid rock that is typically buried beneath soil and other broken or unconsolidated material (regolith). Bedrock is made up of igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock, and it often serves as the parent material (the source of rock and mineral fragments) for regolith and soil.
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