Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

2 ways to make it

Made from

rockwater

3steps from the big bang

47things can go into it

soil

NaturalLiving

The first soils were weathered rock. Once forests arrived, rotting leaves made it rich. A teaspoon of healthy soil holds more living things than there are people on Earth.

First appearedDate not yet known

Goes into

compostfarmgarden

Needed by

cacao treecoffee plantcotton plantflowergrassindigo plantrubber treesugar beetsugarcane

The first soils were weathered rock. Once forests arrived, rotting leaves made it rich. A teaspoon of healthy soil holds more living things than there are people on Earth.

From the big bang to soil

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

water4.4 bn yrs ago

soildate unknown