![]() ![]() The more insoluble weathered material may remain essentially in place and be modified to form a residual soil, such as the red soils of the Piedmont in the south-eastern United States. Weathered rock is further modified by the activity of soil organisms into soil, which is called either residual soil or transported soil, depending on where and when it has been modified. ![]() Weathering is the physical and chemical breakdown of rocks and the first step in soil development. ![]() Intimate interactions of the rock and hydrologic cycles produce the weathered rock materials that are basic ingredients of soils.
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