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:

Direct Materials Purchases

The total amount of raw materials bought by a company for use in production during a specific accounting period.

Material B

A generic term often used to denote a specific type of material used in the manufacturing or production process.

Budgeted Total Sales

The estimated total revenue that a business plans to generate from goods or services sold within a specific period.

Sales Estimates

Projections or predictions about the amount of revenue that will be generated through sales activities within a certain period.