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The process by which nutrients chemicals or contaminants are dissolved and carried away by water, or are moved into a lower layer of soil:
Correct answer: C. Leaching
- A. Infiltration
- B. Percolation
- C. Leaching
- D. Seeping
Explanation
Leaching is the downward removal of soluble nutrients, salts or contaminants by water moving through the soil. Infiltration is simply water entering the soil, while percolation describes its downward movement without necessarily emphasizing dissolved-material removal.
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