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8. What determines the type of soil that is created when it is formed?
the altitude of the location of soil formation
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the amount of time it takes to create the soil
the type of rock and minerals in the parent material
the types of organisms living in the soil

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The type of rock and minerals in the parent material

Soils are plant support and they can be formed from rocks and other parent materials.

What is soil?

Soil are the loosed surface material that covers land. They are made of inorganic particles, organic matters and minerals.

  • Soils can be formed form the disintegration of parents material such a rock into smaller particle size.

  • Soils contains a mixture of minerals, dead and living organic matter.

Therefore, the type of soil can be determined by type of rock and minerals in the parent material.

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