Quiz on Factors Affecting Soil Formation

What is the term for the underlying geological material from which soil develops?

• Topography

• Climate

• Parent material

• Living organisms

Which factor greatly impacts weathering processes in soil formation?

• Climate

• Living organisms

• Parent material

• Topography

What landform features influence water flow and erosion rates?

• Living organisms

• Parent material

• Climate

• Topography

Which factor involves plants, animals, and microbes in soil formation?

• Climate

• Parent material

• Living organisms

• Topography

What allows for increasing weathering and the formation of distinct soil horizons over thousands of years?

• Time

• Topography

• Climate

• Parent material

How does climate affect soil formation?

• By altering the types of plants that can grow

• By changing the soil's color

• By influencing the rate of weathering and organic matter decomposition

• By moving soil from one location to another

Which on of the following is not a factor of soil formation?

• Time

• Structure of soil

• Biotic objects/

  matter