Which of the following best matches the description?Series of layers seen as one digs down into soil.

A. loam
B. windbreak
C. lithosphere
D. soil structure
E. soil profile
F. mechanical weathering
G. weathering
H. friable
I. chemical weathering
J. soil texture
K. humus
L. contour farming
M. terrace
N. leaching
O. parent material
P. asthenosphere
Q. horizon


Answer: E

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