The immobilization and accumulation of the eluviated constituents at some depth beneath the soil surface:________?
Correct answer: C. Illuviation
- A. Iluviation
- B. Eluviation
- C. Illuviation
- D. Melanization
Explanation
Illuviation is the downward accumulation of materials, such as clay, iron or humus, that have been removed from an upper horizon by eluviation. Eluviation is the removal process, not the accumulation process.
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