Which of the Following Is True

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Every confounding variable is also an extraneous variable.
• B) Every extraneous variable is also a confounding variable.
• C) Every variable other than the independent and dependent variable is either an extraneous variable or a confounding variable (but not both).
• D) Good experiments eliminate all extraneous variables.

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Definitions:

Tectonic Terrane

A fault-bounded body of rock that has a different geologic history than adjacent regions.

Horst and Graben

Geological structures where a horst is a raised block of the earth's crust bordered by faults, and a graben is a lowered block of the earth's crust bordered by parallel faults.

Forearc Basin

A sedimentary basin that lies between the volcanic arc and the trench in a convergent plate boundary.

Sedimentary Unit

A layer of sedimentary rock with distinguishable characteristics that set it apart as a visually identifiable segment of a stratigraphic sequence.