Which of the Following Is the Largest Rock Particle Found

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the largest rock particle found in soil?

• A)clay
• B)silt
• C)sand
• D)humus
• E)subsoil

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Definitions:

Scattergraph

A graphical method used in statistics to display the values of two variables for a set of data, helping to identify the relationship between them.

Independent Variable

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Least-squares Regression

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Slope

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