Question

discuss soil formation?(3points)

Answer 1

1.Soil is formed over a long period of time by a number of factors.
2.Soil formation is a long slow process.
3. It estimated that an inch of soil takes 500 to 1000 years to form.
4.Soil is formed by the process of ‘weathering’ of rocks, that is, disintegration and decomposition of rocks and mineral at or near the earth’s surface through the actions of natural or mechanical and chemical agents into smaller grains.

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Answer 2

soil is a medium of plant growth and supports different types of organisms on the earth.
relief, parent rock or bed rock ,climate, vegetation and other forms of life and time r imp factors in the soil formation.
factors responsible for soil formation -colour, thickness,texture ,age, chemical and physical properties of soil.
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