Which phenomenon causes increased soil acidity due to mineral depletion?

💡 Explanation

Selective leaching accelerates soil acidification by disproportionately removing base cations, lowering pH, because the most soluble minerals are transported downwards; therefore increased acidity occurs, rather than altered texture or structure from other pedogenic processes.

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• Which climatic outcome occurs when intertropical convergence zone weakens?
• Which mechanism causes glacial cirques to form on preferred mountain aspects?
• Which mechanism initiates the accumulation of plastic debris within subtropical oceanic gyres?
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