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Lichens, mosses, and other plants also influence the formation of soil. The process of weathering rocks involving the above organisms is called physical weathering.


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Solution

The correct option is A True
  1. Weathering is the first step in soil creation.
  2. Weathering describes the breaking down of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth.
  3. Agents of weathering are water, ice, acids, salts, plants, animals, and temperature change.
  4. Weathering happens in four different ways.
  • Chemical weathering
  • Physical weathering
  • Biological weathering
  • Mechanical weathering

Final answer: The given statement is true.


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