Which of the Following Are Problems Related to Soil

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are problems related to soil?

• A) individual grains lose contact with one another as water squeezes between them
• B) certain clay minerals increase in volume when they become wet
• C) soils that do not compact uniformly because of varying amounts of clay
• D) erosion due to loss of plant cover, such as from overgrazing
• E) all of these

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