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Q: What causes the mechanical weathering of rocks and soil?
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What physical processes produce fertile soil?

Some of the physical processes that can produce fertile soil are the various types of rock weathering. There is mechanical weathering and thermal weathering that causes rocks to break down into soil particles.


What cause mechanical weathering of rocks and soil?

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What is a way plant growth causes mechanical weathering?

the plant roots move the dirt around revealing new rocks underneath the soil, which then are exposed to erosion.


How animals can cause weathering?

Animal secrete acids and burrow into rocks and soil for shelter. Secreting acids cause chemical weathering. Animals burrowing causes mechanical weathering.


How do trees causes mechanical or physical weathering?

The trees' roots break through rock as they move through the soil.


How do soil forms?

Soil form by weathering of rocks...:)


How soil form?

Soil form by weathering of rocks...:)


What does weathering cause?

weathering results in the disintegration of rocks on a large scale. then these rocks break-up and forms soil and the soil forms the soil profile.


What is the byproduct of the weathering of rocks?

soil


Turns rocks into soil?

weathering


Weathering turns what into what?

rocks; soil


How does soil contribute in breaking down rocks?

Soil doesn't really contribute to the breaking down of rocks soil is the end product of the breaking down of rocks. Rocks are broken down by weathering processes such as physical weathering, chemical weathering or biological weathering the material after the rock breaks down combined with organic material creates soil.