which term describes a soil formed by weathering of the underlying bedrock?
CHAPTER 6 (Weathering and Soil). 1. Weathering is a term which describes the general process by which rocks are broken down at the Earths surface into such things as sediments, clays, soils and substances that are dissolved in water. 2. The process of weathering typically begins when the earths crust is uplifted by tectonic forces.