Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)There are more farms today than at the beginning of the 20th century.
• B)An individual farmer prefers good weather to bad weather,but farmers as a group may prefer bad weather to good weather,especially if the demand for their products is inelastic.
• C)Income elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of a change in quantity supplied to changes in income.
• D)a and b
• E)b and c

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Definitions:

Biosphere

The global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships, including their interaction with the elements of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

Plate Tectonics

The scientific theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates that move over the asthenosphere due to geologic processes.

Occurrence of Volcanoes

The event of volcanic activity or eruption in a specific location.

Rock Cycle

The continuous process by which rocks are formed, broken down, and transformed into new rock types, driven by forces within the Earth and on its surface.