Large Boulders Scattered in and on the Surface of Glacial

question 29

Essay

Large boulders scattered in and on the surface of glacial deposits or on glacially scoured bedrock are called _______________ if the rock they consist of differs from the local bedrock. ​

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

Represents the change in total production costs resulting from making one additional unit of a product or service.

Economies of Scale

Advantages in cost that businesses gain from expanding their production scale, leading to a decrease in the average cost per unit produced as the operation size grows.

Average Farm

Refers to a farm with characteristics (size, income, production level) that represent the mean or typical values when compared to the broader agricultural landscape.

Diminishing Returns

Diminishing returns is an economic principle stating that as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot continue to increase if other variables remain constant.