Question

Which one of the following is not a factor of soil formation.

• A. Time
• B. Soil texture
• C. Organic matter
• D. Inorganic matter

Answer 1

The correct option is B Soil texture

Soil research has shown that soil profiles are influenced by five separate, yet interacting, factors: parent material, climate, topography, organisms, and time. Soil scientists call these the factors of soil formation. These factors give soil profiles their distinctive character.

Time, Organic and inorganic matter, these three do affect the formation of soil, but soil texture has nothing to do with its formation, as it's the result of soil formation, and not a factor.

So, th correct answer is B.