For an Item on a Survey to Be Clear, the Alternatives

question 6

Multiple Choice

For an item on a survey to be clear, the alternatives must be

• A) mutually exclusive
• B) exhaustive
• C) mutually exclusive and exhaustive
• D) either mutually exclusive or exhaustive

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Definitions:

Anticline

A type of fold in sedimentary rocks that resembles an arch, with the oldest rock layers at its core, indicative of compressional tectonic forces.

Syncline

a downward-curving (trough-like) fold in rock layers where the youngest materials are at the center.

Monocline

A geological fold in which all strata are inclined in the same direction, forming a step-like feature in the landscape.

Basin

1. A low-lying area or an area in which sediments accumulate with no surface outlet. 2. A structural feature toward which rock strata are inclined in all directions.