Which of the following best matches the description?Material that is weathered to become the mineral part of the soil.

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


Answer: B

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