Soil can best be described as the

Asandy bottom of the ocean's floor.
Blayer of bedrock four layers beneath the Earth's surface.
Cthird layer beneath the Earth's surface.
Dloose covering of weathered rocks and decaying organic matter.

Verified Answer :

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

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