Which of the Following Is False Regarding Soils

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding soils?

• A) They usually require centuries or millennia to form.
• B) Their development is affected by climate and organisms.
• C) Their properties are affected by the type of rock from which they form.
• D) Older soils usually have fewer horizons than younger soils.
• E) Soils rich in organic matter are usually dark in color.

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of how far individual numbers in a dataset are from the mean, squared.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to +1.

Continuous

Refers to a type of variable or data that can take an infinite number of values within a given range.

Pearson's Correlation Coefficient

A measure of the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two continuous variables, computed as the covariance of the variables divided by the product of their standard deviations.