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Soils develop because of the weathering of materials on Earth's surface, including the mechanical breakup of rocks, and the chemical weathering of minerals. Soil development is facilitated by the downward percolation of WATER.
WIND Causes Weathering and Erosion Wind causes weathering by blowing bits of material against cliffs and large rocks. This wears and breaks the rock down into sand and dust. Wind also erodes sand and dust.
Sometimes PLANTS OR ANIMALS cause mechanical weathering. ... Burrowing animals can also cause weathering. By digging for food or creating a hole to live, the animal may break apart rock.
HUMAN interactions can degrade soil properties through contamination, depletion, pollution, erosion, and/or compaction.
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