Soil formation
- Created by: Elle.Doherty1
- Created on: 26-05-20 16:29
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- Soil formation
- Parent material
- Minerals forming the basis of soil
- They are produced from rocks through the processes of weathering and natural erosion.
- Minerals forming the basis of soil
- Living organisms
- Influencing soil formation
- Animals eat plants and their wastes and eventually their bodies are added to the soil.
- Bacteria, fungi, worms and other burrowers break down plant litter and animal wastes and remains, to eventually become organic matter.
- Animals eat plants and their wastes and eventually their bodies are added to the soil.
- Influencing soil formation
- Topography
- Grade of slope affecting drainage, erosion and deposition
- The aspect of a slope determines the type of vegetation and indicates the amount of rainfall received
- Grade of slope affecting drainage, erosion and deposition
- Climate
- Affecting the rate of weathering and organic decomposition
- Rainfall dissolves some of the soil materials and holds others in suspension. The water carries or leaches these materials down through the soil
- Affecting the rate of weathering and organic decomposition
- Time
- influencing soil properties.
- Soil properties may vary depending on how long the soil has been weathered.
- influencing soil properties.
- Parent material
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