Live Quiz Arena
🎁 1 Free Round Daily
⚡ Enter ArenaQuestion
← GeographyWhich horizon formation results when intense chemical weathering dissolves subsurface carbonates?
A)K horizon nearing petrocalcic state✓
B)Bk horizon approaching cementation
C)Bt horizon increasing pedogenic clays
D)E horizon enhancing eluviation features
💡 Explanation
A K horizon forms when weathering causes dissolved carbonates to precipitate, nearing becoming petrocalcic; therefore, creating a K horizon rather than other eluviation or argillic accumulation horizons, because of carbonate origin.
🏆 Up to £1,000 monthly prize pool
Ready for the live challenge? Join the next global round now.
*Terms apply. Skill-based competition.
Related Questions
Browse Geography →- Which airflow pattern develops due to deflection from prevailing winds?
- Which depositional pattern develops when a mountain stream abruptly enters a broad, dry valley?
- Which outcome occurs when excessive irrigation impacts caves?
- Which risk increases as aeolian dune crests steepen?
- Which outcome results due to seasonal freeze-thaw in tundra?
- Which outcome occurs when transform fault locking duration increases?