Explain Any Three Factors Responsible for Soil Formation.
Factors responsible for soil formation are:
- The parent rock is the first factor which provides the basic material for the formation of soil.
- Climate breaks the parent rock into small pieces.
- Vegetation: Plant and animal organisms help in the weathering of the rocks slowly but continuously
- Various forces of nature such as change in temperature, actions of running water, wind and glaciers, activities of decomposers, etc., contribute to the formation of soil.
- Chemical and organic changes take place in the soil.