Soil weathering

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005948",
  "term": "Soil weathering",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The breakdown of rock and minerals by physical, chemical, geological, and biological processes, or combinations thereof. The rate and nature of soil weathering are largely dependent on atmospheric agents.",
  "synonyms": [
    "rock erosion",
    "soil aging"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "geology",
    "soil inorganic carbon",
    "soil parent materials",
    "weathering",
    "soil mineralogy",
    "soil formation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "meteorización del suelo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/soil-weathering/"
}