What best describes the basic way in which soils form? 

A. physical and chemical weathering of rock
B. breakdown of minerals by ultraviolet radiation
C. erosion and deposition of sediment
D. repeated flooding over long periods of time
E. reactions between water and atmospheric oxygen


Answer: A

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