Fertilizer Prices Tend to

question 65

Multiple Choice

Fertilizer prices tend to

• A) Increase with increases in oil prices.
• B) Decrease with increases in oil prices.
• C) Be countercyclical.
• D) Increase with rising land values.

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Definitions:

High Pressure

A condition where the force applied over a surface area is greater than the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level.

Low Temperature

A condition or state in which the thermal energy is minimal in comparison to a given reference point.

Metamorphism

The process by which the mineralogical and structural characteristics of rocks are changed by high temperature and pressure within the Earth.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where two blocks of the Earth's crust slide past each other horizontally along the fault plane.