Which One of the Following Did Not Accompany the 1929

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following did not accompany the 1929 Newfoundland ML 7.2 earthquake?

• A) A tsunami struck the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland.
• B) Turbidity currents moved down the continental rise to the edges of the North Atlantic abyssal plain.
• C) Submarine telegraph cables were broken on the floor of the North Atlantic.
• D) Explosive volcanic eruption of pillow basalts occurred on the west edge of the Grand Banks.

---

Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

A probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.

Nearly Normal Condition

A term used in statistics to describe a distribution that is close to, but not perfectly, a normal distribution.

Nearly Normal Condition

A prerequisite for certain statistical tests that the distribution of the data should be approximately normal.

Standard Deviation

A metric that calculates the degree of spread or scattering within a data set.