Can I lose weight from diet alone ? Can I lose weight from cutting calories but not exercising ?

They say it takes 3500 calories to burn if I want to lose one pound… I’ve been reading and it says if I want to lose 10 pounds in one month, I would need to cut about 500 or 700 calories a day.

If I cut back 500 calories a day from my diet, but do not exercise, can I still lose weight ?

I don’t eat a lot of junk food or drink soda so I think this will be easy for me. The hard part is exercising for one hour a day, and sweating. Can I still lose 10 pounds a month if I just watch what I’m eating and cut back on calories ?