Multiple choice

True or false soils are formed from the breakdown of rock below them this rock material is referred to as "parent material"

True

False

What are the three agents that can transport large amounts of soil from there area of origin to an area hundreds or thousands of miles away? There are "agents of erosion"

A. Wind

B. Glaciers

C. Water

D. Solar radiation

True - soils are formed by breakdown of rocks.

Three agents that can transport soil - Wind, Glaciers and Water

Explanation:

Soil is formed by the weathering (breakdown) of rocks. The basis of soil is soil minerals. Rocks are the parent material of soil formation which are broken down by water, wind, temperature change, gravity, chemical reaction and pressure differences.

Soil erosion is the washing or blowing away of the top layer of soil. Some of the agents of soil erosion are wind, water, ice (glaciers), snow, plants, animals and also human beings. Soil erosion leads to loss of soil fertility.