Volcanic soil has a lot of minerals that plants take in as nutrients.
Answer: A body of water is nearby to regulate the temperature and keep it more constant.
Explanation: Air that is in contact with the ocean will be much cooler from energy transfer between water and air, while air that sits above land will heat up much more quickly. Therefore, coastal climates are much more temperate because a body of water is nearby to regulate the temperature and keep it more constant.
The population of Oregon which is given above may also be expressed in scientific notation as,
4 x 10^6
The magnitude of this number is the exponent of 10 in the scientific notation. Thus, the answer is letter "B. 6".
It's being estimated that dinosaurs lived on Earth from about 237 million years ago to about 66 million years ago. So answers B and D are definately too "old", while answer A is too "young". I'd pick answer C as it's most probable.