Understanding Soil Formation and Erosion Processes
Explore the processes of soil formation through weathering and erosion, influenced by factors like parent material, climate, living organisms, topography, and time. Learn about erosion types such as coastal, glacial, and wind erosion that shape the Earth's surface. Discover the impact of physical and chemical processes on soil, rocks, and minerals.
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When soil, rocks, and minerals change physical or chemical processes. Depending on soil- forming factors, weathering can proceed rapidly.
Parent material- Made of rocks and minerals. When all of the four other soil forming factors, it is weathered into smaller particles forming soil. Climate- Temperatures affect how soil is formed. Living organisms- Most abundant living thing in soil. Topography- Variations affect moisture and temperature. Time- Soil ages and heads towards equilibrium.
Erosion is the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as: water, ice, snow, wind, waves and gravity. Erosion happens more quickly on bare rocks because of it being unprotected by soil. There are 3 types of erosion: Coastal, Glacial, and Wind.
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