Write in brief the role of the following in the weathering of the soil. 1) temperature, 2) plants and animals, 3) solvent action of water, 4) wind
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Temperature effects in soil. The effects of temperature and its variations on the properties of soil, and on processes occurring in soil, including soil formation, physical properties and processes, and biological processes.
Animals are living things that can move around, eat food for fuel, and reproduce. Plants are living things that usually make their own food, reproduce, but cannot move around.
It has the ability to dissolve many compounds, thereby forming aqueous solutions with these compounds. This is the reason why it is commonly referred to as the universal solvent. Those molecules which readily dissolve in water are called hydrophilic (“water loving”).
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. ... In meteorology, winds are often referred to according to their strength, and the direction from which the wind is blowing. Short bursts of high speed wind are termed gusts.