Which impact occurs to soil composition when prolonged, intense rainfall leads to substantial downward water movement?

💡 Explanation

Nutrient depletion occurs because rainwater carries soluble minerals via leaching as it percolates downward, therefore topsoil loses fertility; rather than the other options, impacting pH or weathering indirectly or negligibly compared to nutrient loss.

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