B Horizons Are Often ________ in Color Because of ________

question 20

Multiple Choice

B horizons are often ________ in color because of ________.

• A) dark; accumulation of humus
• B) dark; it is made of dark colored, mafic minerals
• C) reddish or yellowish; the minerals they contain are often chemically oxidized
• D) reddish or yellowish; the minerals they contain are often chemically reduced

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Definitions:

Rights Offering

A method by which a company raises capital by giving its existing shareholders the right to purchase additional shares directly from the company at a specified price within a set time.

Record Date

The specified date on which a company determines the shareholders eligible to receive a dividend or distribution.

Ex-rights Date

The ex-rights date is the first trading day when the buyer of a stock is not entitled to receive a previously declared rights offering, often leading to a decrease in the stock's price.