Rocks in Which Plastic Deformation Occurs

question 39

Multiple Choice

Rocks in which plastic deformation occurs:

• A) become fractured but retain their original shape.
• B) remain in their deformed shape when the stress is released.
• C) show no response to stress.
• D) return to their original shape when the stress is released.

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Definitions:

Normal Probability Distribution

A type of continuous probability distribution that is symmetrical around its mean, representing how random variables are distributed in many natural phenomena.

Sampling Distribution

Describes the distribution of a statistic (like the mean or variance) based on random samples from a larger population.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in the dataset deviate from the mean.

Standard Error

The typical deviation within the distribution of samples for a statistic, often specifically of the mean.