Question

Explain the different stages of soil formation

Answer 1

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Meaning of Soil Formation: Soil formation is a process of two distinct phases: (i) Weathering of rocks and minerals i.e. disintegration (physical) and decomposition (chemical) of rocks and minerals; (ii) The development or the formation of true soil by some soil forming factors and pedogenic process

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Answer 2

Soil formation is the process by which soil is formed by various weather factors like rain…sunlight…physical activity like freezing and thawing of water that seeped through rocks and biological factors like disintegration of rocks when plant roots penetrate through rocks..

In some cases when burrow digging animals like rabbits dig Burrows,the parent rock is exposed to sunlight..rain..wind..etc..which may lead to its disintegration and in turn -SOIL.

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