Question

1. soil that forms on unconsolidated deposits is called

bedrock
residual soil
transported soil
humus

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the definitions of each term:

• Humus: Organic matter in soil, not the soil type formed on unconsolidated deposits.
• Transported soil: Soil moved from its place of origin, not formed on local unconsolidated deposits.
• Residual soil: Soil formed from the weathering of the underlying bedrock (or unconsolidated deposits at the site), matching the description.
• Bedrock: Solid rock, not soil.

So the correct answer is residual soil.

Answer:

The correct option (assuming the options are ordered as: 1. humus, 2. transported soil, 3. residual soil, 4. bedrock) is: 3. residual soil