Which of the following soil components results from the breakdown of parent material?

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blues · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Which of the following soil components results from the breakdown of parent material?
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Gases
 







Moisture
 







Organic material
 







Minerals

blues · Answer

And what part of the problem would you like help with? Do you know what all these choices mean or would you like help interpreting them in context of the question?

anonymous · Answer

i just want to know which answer is correct

blues · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

oh ok

blues · Answer

In this case you should use process of elimination: parent material is the material from which soil is formed. It's not organic and it mostly comes from erosion and weathering of rocks, so one of the possible options is much more likely than the others...

anonymous · Answer

is the answer minerals ?