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The process of soil development is called

  • A.Leaching
  • B.Illuviation
  • C.Eluviations
  • D.Pedogenesis

Answer: D

Pedogenesis is soil formation - the whole process by which weathered parent material develops into a soil with distinct horizons, under the influence of climate, organisms, relief, parent material and time.

Leaching, eluviation and illuviation are individual movements of material within the profile, and so are only components of pedogenesis.

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