Abiotic factors are the non-living factors of the Earth which affect the ability of living organisms to survive in an environment. These can include both physical and chemical factors.

The main factors affecting the growth of plants and where they grow can be associated with abiotic factors rather than biotic factors, which contribute less to their existence.

Physical abiotic factors include soil, weather, and the availability of consumable water, nutrients. Natural disasters can also be considered abiotic; these can also be the providers of water, nutrients, and alter the sunlight available. Loess field in Germany For the Alternative Metal band, see SOiL. Soil, comprising the pedosphere, is positioned at the interface of the lithosphere with the atmosphere, and hydrosphere. ... Weather is a term that encompasses phenomena in the atmosphere of a planet. ... Impact of a drop of water. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Mount Pinatubo eruption, 1991 A natural disaster is the consequence of the combination of a natural hazard (a physical event e. ...

Chemical factors include the amount of sunlight and the pH level of the soil. Prism splitting light High Resolution Solar Spectrum Sunlight in the broad sense is the total spectrum of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun. ... The correct title of this article is . ... Loess field in Germany For the Alternative Metal band, see SOiL. Soil, comprising the pedosphere, is positioned at the interface of the lithosphere with the atmosphere, and hydrosphere. ...

See also

• Biotic factors

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