Imagine a Profile of Soil Going to a Depth of Approximately

Multiple Choice

Imagine a profile of soil going to a depth of approximately 10 ft.On a sunny day,the soil at a depth of 5ft will be__________ the soil at the surface because__________ .

A) warmer; soil is a good conductor of heat.
B) cooler; land is opaque preventing heating at depths.
C) cooler; plate movement mixes the soils and dissipates the heat.
D) warmer; geothermal processes heat the deeper soils.