What role does oxygen present in the air play in the formation of soil Share with your friends Share 2 T. Vijaya Kowstubha answered this oxygen? -5 View Full Answer Talish Rajamani Prithvish answered this oxygen in the air is one of the helpers in the weathering process. it carries seeds of certain plants to grow on the rock. -3 Soumaditya answered this The oxygen present in the air react with some mineral in rock and make rock cumble. 0