Compare the pedological and edaphological approaches to the study of soils. Which is more closely aligned with geology and which with ecology? What is meant by the statement, weathering combines the...

Compare the pedological and edaphological approaches to the study of soils. Which is more closely aligned with geology and which with ecology?

What is meant by the statement, weathering combines the processes of destruction and synthesis? Give an example of these two processes in the weathering of a primary mineral.