Layers of Earth: A Hidden World

The ground beneath your feet is a wild layer cake, not just plain dirt! First up is the

soil, that loose top layer where plants grow and critters party. Inside that,

you've got the humus layer – super dark, rich stuff from old plants and animals, basically nature's

compost. That’s also the root layer where plants anchor. Go deeper,

and you hit the subsoil. This is actual rock, the very stuff our Earth's crust is

made of, holding everything up. A whole hidden world down there!