Imagine a Profile of Soil Going to a Depth of Approximately

question 30

Multiple Choice

Imagine a profile of soil going to a depth of approximately 10 ft.On a sunny day,the soil at a depth of 5ft will be__________ the soil at the surface because__________ .

• A)warmer; soil is a good conductor of heat.
• B)cooler; land is opaque preventing heating at depths.
• C)cooler; plate movement mixes the soils and dissipates the heat.
• D)warmer; geothermal processes heat the deeper soils.

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