Which of the following best matches the description?Physical and chemical processes involved in the breakdown of parent material into soil.
A. soil texture
B. leaching
C. mechanical weathering
D. chemical weathering
E. windbreak
F. lithosphere
G. humus
H. contour farming
I. asthenosphere
J. terrace
K. weathering
L. loam
M. soil structure
N. horizon
O. soil profile
P. parent material
Q. friable
Answer: K
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A) South America. B) Sub-Saharan Africa. C) Asia. D) Eastern Europe. E) colonial holdings of the United States and the United Kingdom.