Topsoil because the plants were on the top and now they are decaying into the topsoil making it richer and then some nutrients go into subsoil
Answer:
The idea of warfare with other planets is unsettling.
Explanation:
The line refers to "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells. It is about the possible war bewteen Mars and Earth. Mars has cooled down and the only way out from that hostile situation is declaring war against the "warm" Earth. The inhabitans from Mars have been suffering from the destruction of their environment for long. It is the destruction of their own planet that has been moving slowly through generations. and generations , so the time to carry weapons towards the sun , which is above the Earth, has come.
The heart beat on how he's super nervous, I remember reading this story and he begans to become frantic and have second thoughts.