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← GeographyWhich long-term outcome occurs when soil's clay content limits percolation?
A)Increased lateral soil horizon eluviation✓
B)Accelerated mechanical bedrock fragmentation
C)Enhanced groundwater table stabilization
D)Decreased atmospheric methane oxidation rates
💡 Explanation
Increased lateral soil eluviation of soil horizons subsequently occurs, because clay impedes vertical water flow during intense chemical weathering. The increased pressure then promotes higher rates of lateral transport, therefore eluviation increases, rather than vertical percolation, which would deepen groundwater.
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