Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE Regarding the Definition

question 118

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the definition of poverty?

• A) A threshold income level is used to define poverty.
• B) Adjustments to the poverty level are made on the basis of changes in the Consumer Price Index.
• C) Real incomes in the United States have been growing at a compounded annual rate of almost 2 percent per capita.
• D) Poverty cannot be defined in relative terms.

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Definitions:

Diffusion Coefficient

Measure of how easily a gas diffuses through a liquid or tissue.

Surface Tension

The elastic tendency of a fluid surface which makes it acquire the least surface area possible.

Lung Recoil

Decrease in the size of an expanded lung as a result of a decrease in the size (volume) of its alveoli; due to elastic recoil of elastic fibers surrounding alveoli and water surface tension of a thin film of water within alveoli.

Respiratory Muscles

The muscles involved in the process of breathing, including the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.