Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Earth_Environment/EnvironmentOntology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'soil erosion'?

A. An erosional process in which bedrock is converted from its solid form into a solute by the action of some solvent.
B. An erosion process during which rock or soil is removed or degraded due to alternative thawing and freezing of meltwater beneath and at the margins of snowbanks.
C. An erosion process during which the movement of a glacier across a terrestrial surface causes the removal of material from that surface.
D. the concept is a process in which exogenic processes remove soil from one location on the Earth's crust and transport it to another location where it is deposited.

Answer: the concept is a process in which exogenic processes remove soil from one location on the Earth's crust and transport it to another location where it is deposited.