The main difference between regolith and soil is:
A) soil is the upper few meters of regolith, containing both minerals and organic matter.
B) regolith is equivalent to soil, but is on the ocean floor.
C) regolith includes only the inorganic portion of soil.
D) regolith refers to blocks and chunks of rocks, while soil refers to finer rock particles.
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