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This depends a lot on climatic conditions, plant cover, bed rock chemistry and relief. Furthermore different types of soil take differing amounts of time to form.
Tropical laterites take much longer time to form than a thin layer of regolith.
A number of scientific projects have been granted over the last years to study the pace of soil formation on barren rocks in different locations. The time it takes to form a meter thick soil is taken to be at least several hundreds of years.
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How long does it take for soil to form from bedrock to fertile soil?
depending on the climate and other factors it takes about 1,000 years
How does bedrock form soil?
it is formed by weathering
How does soil form from bedrock?
it is formed by weathering
In what type of climate would soil form fastest from limestone bedrock?
80F +
What is located beneath soil layers?
Top Soil Sub Soil Parent Material Bedrock
How long does it take for soil to form from bedrock to fertile soil?
depending on the climate and other factors it takes about 1,000 years
How does soil form from bedrock?
it is formed by weathering
How does bedrock form soil?
it is formed by weathering
Which soil horizon is the lowermost?
Bedrock is the lowest soil horizon that you will find. This is the area that consists mainly of solid rock that has been formed by many years of compression placed on the above layer of soil.
How long does it take for soil to transform to bedrock?
58 years
In what type of climate would soil form fastest from limestone bedrock?
80F +
Soil remaining on top of the bedrock from which it formed?
Residual soil is the soil formed from the weathering of the bedrock.
What is located beneath soil layers?
Top Soil Sub Soil Parent Material Bedrock
How does the c horizon form?
Bedrock weathers, and rock breaks up into soil particles.
How does C Horizon form?
Bedrock weathers, and rock breaks up into soil particles.
What is stronger bedrock or soil?
Bedrock has far greater structural strength than soil.
Why is bedrock called the parent material of soil?
it is called that because the soil was once bedrock
