Which of the following factors does NOT affect the formation of soil?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e Landslides.
- Landslides result in soil loss, destruction of the original vegetation and changes to soil physical and chemical properties that may cause a series of ecological and environmental problems, such as a serious decline in soil quality.
- Soil formation is influenced by organisms (such as plants), micro-organisms (such as bacteria or fungi), burrowing insects, animals and humans. As soil forms, plants begin to grow in it.
- Four basic processes occur in soils— additions, losses, transformations (changes), and translocation (movement).