Question

explain the formation of soil in detail

Answer 1

1. The longer a soil has been forming, the thinner it becomes.

2. Microorganisms impede the formation of fertile soil.

3. Precipitation affects the rate at which nutrients are removed from soil.


4.Breaking down of rocks thousands of year ago is called formation of soil. This is called weathering rocks; they have a crack in them and when water gets into these cracks and remains there , it may freeze in cold weather and form ice. Ice exerts pressure, thus breaking the rock over thousand of years, repeated weathering breaks rock 
into small grains of sand.

Answer 2

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