Question

Soil can best be described as the

A. sandy bottom of the ocean's floor.
B. layer of bedrock four layers beneath the Earth's surface.
C. third layer beneath the Earth's surface.
D. loose covering of weathered rocks and decaying organic matter.

Answer 1

D.loose covering of weathered rocks and decaying organic matter.

this is your answer because at the surface of the earth rocks get weathered and organic matter decay and where does it go?

into the soil on the surface

Answer 2

Soil can be described as the D. Loose covering of weathered rocks and decaying organic matter.