Q218
The process of soil development is called
A.
leaching
B.
illuviation
C.
eluviations
D.
pedogenesis
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Pedogenesis (from the Greek pedo-, or pedon, meaning 'soil, earth,' and genesis, meaning 'origin, birth') (also termed soil development, soil evolution, soil formation, and soil genesis) is the process of soil formation as regulated by the effects of place, environment, and history.