Question

3. Give an example to show that the kind of soil formed depends on the characteristics of the parent rock. ​

Answer 1

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iFor example, soils formed from granite are often sandy and infertile whereas basalt under moist conditions breaks down to form fertile, clay soils.

Answer 2

Answer:

In soil formation the parent rock (or parent material) normally has a large influence on the nature of the resulting soil; for example, clay soil is derived from mudstone while sandy soil comes from the weathering of sandstones.The type of parent material and how the soil is formed will greatly influence the properties of the soil. ... Finely textured parent materials tend to weather into finely textured soils. Coarsely textured parent materials tend to weather into coarsely textured soils. Darker minerals tend to yield more fertile soils.