Is chicken noodle soup and garden soil examples of compounds?

No, neither chicken noodle soup nor garden soil are compounds. Here's why:

* Chicken noodle soup is a mixture. It's made up of several different ingredients (chicken, noodles, broth, vegetables, etc.) that are not chemically bonded together. You can separate these ingredients (for example, by straining the noodles from the broth).

* Garden soil is also a mixture. It contains various components like sand, silt, clay, organic matter, and microorganisms. These components are physically mixed, not chemically bonded. You can separate some of these components, like using a sieve to remove larger rocks.

A compound is a pure substance formed when two or more different elements are chemically bonded together in a fixed ratio. Examples of compounds include water (H₂O), salt (NaCl), and carbon dioxide (CO₂).