Coal Originates from the Accumulation and Decomposition Of

question 31

Multiple Choice

Coal originates from the accumulation and decomposition of:

• A) marine shellfish.
• B) animals such as dinosaurs.
• C) land plants.
• D) marine microorganisms.

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Definitions:

Land Taxes

Taxes imposed on property owners based on the value of their land, commonly used by governments as a source of revenue.

Incentive Function

The inducement that an increase in the price of a commodity gives to sellers to make more of it available (and conversely for a decrease in price), and the inducement that an increase in price offers to buyers to purchase smaller quantities (and conversely for a decrease in price).

Rental Payments

Rental payments are periodic payments made by a tenant to an owner for the use of property, such as for housing or commercial space.

Productive Efficiency

The production of a good in the least costly way; occurs when production takes place at the output at which average total cost is a minimum and marginal product per dollar’s worth of input is the same for all inputs.