Residual Parent Materials Are Best Described as __________

question 23

Multiple Choice

Residual parent materials are best described as __________.

• A)materials formed under organic residues.
• B)materials formed by weathering of rocks and minerals in place.
• C)materials transported from one location to another by water,ice or wind.
• D)materials more dominant in Iowa than in the Southern United States.
• E)upland materials formed with relatively little chemical weathering.

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Definitions:

Sampled Population

The population from which the sample is taken.

Targeted Population

A group of individuals sharing one or several characteristics that a study is designed to analyze.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that estimates the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using the standard deviation.

Sampling Error

The difference between a population parameter and a sample statistic that results from selecting a sample.