Explain me everything about weathering and soil formation
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Weathering describes the means by which soil, rocks and minerals are changed by physical and chemical processes into other soil components. Weathering is an integral part of soil development. Depending on the soil-forming factors in an area, weathering may proceed rapidly over a decade or slowly over millions of years.
The development of a soil reflects the weathering process associated with the dynamic environment in which it has formed. Five soil-forming factors have been identified that influence the development of a specific soil. Wherever these five factors have been the same on the landscape, the soil will be the same. However, if one or more of the factors differ, the soils will be different. The factors are:
1. Parent material
2. Climate
3. Living organisms
4. Topography
5. Time
The development of a soil reflects the weathering process associated with the dynamic environment in which it has formed. Five soil-forming factors have been identified that influence the development of a specific soil. Wherever these five factors have been the same on the landscape, the soil will be the same. However, if one or more of the factors differ, the soils will be different. The factors are:
1. Parent material
2. Climate
3. Living organisms
4. Topography
5. Time
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