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Exploring Soil Formation
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Exploring Soil Formation

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Which term is synonymous to soil genesis?

  • Parent material
  • Soil development (correct)
  • Transformations
  • Soil-forming processes
  • Which process involves the modification or destruction of soil constituents?

  • Translocations
  • Transformations (correct)
  • Additions
  • Losses/Removals
  • What are some examples of transformations in soil forming processes?

  • Synthesis of organic acids
  • Change in the size/arrangement of mineral particles
  • Decomposition of organic residues
  • Weathering of primary minerals (correct)
  • What do parent materials transform into through chemical and physical processes?

    <p>Silicate clays</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the four main soil forming processes?

    <p>Transformations, translocations, additions, losses/removals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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