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“Soil is formed by water.” If you agree to this statement, then give reasons.
Water causes the physical weathering of rocks and influences the formation of soil in the following two ways:
- It gets into the cracks in the rocks that form as a result of the sun's uneven heating of different regions of the rocks. , causing the rocks to break.
- Even hard rocks are worn away by over time. carries a variety of sized rock pieces downstream. These particles collide with other rocks along the route. Smaller particles are formed as a result of the abrasion. These rock fragments are picked up by the water and deposited along its path. In this way, the soil is formed in places far away from its parent rock.
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