Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following factors does NOT affect the formation of soil?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is landslides.
Key Points
Soil formation is heavily dependent on the climate of a region.
- The speed of weathering of parent rock,
- and thereby the mineral composition and
- the concentration of organic matter,
- topography,
- biotic agents
- temperature, and precipitation(Climate).
- Parent Material.
- Temperature fluctuations are responsible for the faster physical weathering of rocks.
- Hence landslides are not a factor in soil formation.
Additional Information
- Pedogenesis is the process of formation of soil regulated by the influence of place, environment, and history.
- Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that support life.
- The Pedosphere is the Earth's body of soil.
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