Explain How soil is formed? Why are u reporting others answers.
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Soil minerals form the basis of soil. They are produced from rocks (parent material) through the processes of weathering and natural erosion. Water, wind, temperature change, gravity, chemical interaction, living organisms and pressure differences all help break down parent material
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ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ⬇️
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➡️ sᴏɪʟ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ's sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʀᴏᴄᴋs. ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ ɪs ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴏғ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟs ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴏʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ.
➡️ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ʙʏ ᴡɪɴᴅ, ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ. ᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs, ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs .ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs ᴍɪx ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴜᴍᴜs (ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ) ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀᴍ sᴏɪʟ.
➡️ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟs, ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ, ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɪʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟ sᴏɪʟ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏxɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ 45% ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟ, 5% ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ, 20-30% ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ 20-30% ᴀɪʀ.