The ideal texture for a soil to minimize the risk of pollution is one that

A) is very coarse, so that it drains efficiently.
B) is very fine, so that it minimizes the contamination to groundwater.
C) is very fine, so that it improves the ability to dissolve hazardous materials.
D) is of moderate sized particles, to reduce ponding while still having some filtering capabilities.


D) is of moderate sized particles, to reduce ponding while still having some filtering capabilities.

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A. 10 times smaller. B. 1000 times smaller. C. 100 times smaller. D. a million times smaller.

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a. solifluction b. slump c. rockfall d. creep e. flow

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A) developed countries; developing countries B) urban areas; rural areas C) developing countries; developed countries D) rural areas; urban areas E) Central Asian countries; Latin American countries

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Thrusting a bar magnet at the same speed into a coil having twice the number of loops, the induced voltage is

A. half. B. the same, no different. C. four times as much. D. twice as much.

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