A) Decreases

B) Increases

C) No change

Answer:  ?) B) Increases

The resistivity of the soil is also influenced by temperature.

Figure 3 shows the variation of the resistivity of sandy loam, containing 15.2% moisture, with temperature changes from 20° to -15°C. In this temperature range the resistivity is seen to vary from 7,200 to 330,000 ohm-centimeters.

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