What are the five main factors of soil formation? explain how each one contributes to soil profile development.

The five main factors of soil formation are: Parent Material, Climate, Living Organisms, Landscape Position and Time. 

1. Parent Material: Parent Material refers to the organic and mineral material where soil formation begins. 

2. Climate: Climate determines the rate of weathering through it's influence on the temperature of the soil. 

3. Living Organisms: Animals living in the soil affect decomposition of waste materials and how soil materials will be moved around in the soil profile.

4. Landscape: The type of landscape also effects soil formation. Uplands, Depression and Floodplain are examples of landscapes. 

5. Time: The longer a soil has gone through weathering, the more the natural changes occur to that area.

when atoms of different types of elements join together, they make molecules called compounds. water consists of compound molecules made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. this is why it's called h2o. water will always have 2 times the number of hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms.