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Give two examples of the processes that form soil over long periods of time.
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Give two examples of the processes that form soil over long periods of time.

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Answer:(1) slow chemical alteration by water seeping through the weathered rock material after rains and (2) mixing of the rock material with organic debris produced by the decay of plants.

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Soil forms as a result of weathering and biological activity that breaks down and changes soil materials over long periods of time.
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