Question

What are the soil formation stages?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Three phases can be distinguished in a soil: free phase (minerals and organic material, among which living organisms) liquid phase (water and the therein dissolved nutrients) gasous phase (e.g. oxygen of importance for the respiration of roots)

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Answer 2

Answer:

Soil formation involves two major processes: (1) slow chemical alteration by water seeping through the weathered rock material after rains and (2) mixing of the rock material with organic debris produced by the decay of plants.Scientists attribute soil formation to the following factors: Parent material, climate, biota (organisms), topography and time. These factors interact to form more than 1,108 different soil series in Minnesota.