Engineers Refer to Any Loose Material on the Surface of the Earth

question 59

Multiple Choice

Engineers refer to any loose material on the surface of the Earth as soil.How does this differ from the definition used in Earth sciences?

• A)There is no difference,the definition is the same.
• B)Earth scientists use the term soil only for the organic part of the surface materials.
• C)Earth scientists only use the word soil to refer to the inorganic part of weathered,surface materials.
• D)An engineer's "soil" is equivalent to what Earth scientists call regolith; soil has a more specific meaning.

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Definitions:

Activities

Tasks, operations, or works carried out in an organization as part of its business processes.

Product Level

Pertains to costs or activities associated with a specific product rather than the business as a whole.

Activity-Based Costing

An accounting method that assigns costs to products or services based on the resources that they consume, aiming to provide more accurate costing information.

Implementation Costs

Expenses associated with putting a new system or process into use.