AGBB 2090 Climatic Factors

Weathering of Rocks Precipitation and temperature cause weathering of rocks.

Wind In dry climates, wind is often more important than water in weathering rocks and transporting parent materials.

Residual Soil Climatic factors often transport parent materials over long distances. Sometimes the parent material for a soil is residual, meaning it disintegrated in place to form soil.

Transported Soil In some cases, the parent material is transported by water (rivers and streams), wind, gravity, or glaciers.