Which of the following is the reason why is water responsible for the formation of soil?

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Water enhances the growth of bacteria

Water provides minerals

Water increases humus quantity

Water enhances weathering of rocks

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Water is responsible for the formation of soil because water enhances weathering of rocks.
The natural dissolution of rocks and minerals caused by the action of water, ice, acids, salts, plants, animals, and temperature variations is known as weathering. It is chemical and mechanical (rock disaggregation, also known as physical weathering or disaggregation) (changing the chemical compounds in the rocks). Water is frequently present in liquid or solid form during mechanical weathering. As an example, water can seep into cracks and fissures of rocks as it is in liquid form. The water will freeze if the temperature falls far enough. Water expands as it freezes.

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