Memory Mixtures and Soil MemoryVersión en línea Match the vocabulary word to the definition. por Michael Porter clay The smallest particles of rock that make up soil humus A characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure directly sand physical property The upper layer of soil in which plants have most of their roots To be slowly broken down by the natural processes that destroy a plant or body A mixture of water, air, tiny pieces of rock, and humus Particles of rock that are smaller than sand but larger than clay silt mixture topsoil a combination of two or more different substances that keep their identities decay the remains of decayed plants or animals in the soil The largest particles of rock that make up soil The breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces weathering soil