How much time is taken to form 1 cm of soil
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10+ years
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5 years
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100s of year
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few months
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Soil formation is an extremely slow process taking hundreds to thousands of years to create just 1 cm of fertile topsoil. This occurs through weathering of rock and accumulation of organic matter. The correct answer 100s of years is most accurate.