A Mountain Range Made of High-Density Basalt Would Produce A(n)________

question 16

Multiple Choice

A mountain range made of high-density basalt would produce a(n) ________ gravity anomaly compared to a mountain range of lower-density sedimentary rocks.

• A) positive
• B) negative
• C) isostatic
• D) magnetized

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Chebysheff's Theorem

A statistical rule stating that for any dataset, regardless of distribution, a certain proportion of values will fall within a specified number of standard deviations from the mean.

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