QuestionSoil science / soil horizons
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of a typical soil profile from top to bottom ?
- (a) Topsoil, Humus, Eluviation zone, Subsoil, Weathered parent material
- (b) Subsoil, Topsoil, Humus, Weathered parent material, Eluviation zone
- (c) Humus, Subsoil, Topsoil, Eluviation zone, Weathered parent material
- (d) Humus, Topsoil, Eluviation zone, Subsoil, Weathered parent material
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