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. Name the five factors...

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. Name the five factors affecting soil formation. With regard to each of these factors of soil formation, compare a forested Rocky Mountain slope to the semiarid grassland plains far below.