Researchers Collect Data by Interviewing Athletes Who Have Won Olympic

question 35

Multiple Choice

Researchers collect data by interviewing athletes who have won Olympic gold medals from 1992 to 2016. Identify the type of study.

• A) Retrospective
• B) Cross-sectional
• C) Prospective
• D) None of these

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Definitions:

Lava

Magma that is erupted onto the surface, or the rock mass into which it solidifies.

Uplift

The vertical elevation of the Earth's surface due to natural causes like tectonic movements.

Metamorphism

The mineralogical and structural changes of solid rock in response to changes in environmental conditions, especially at depth.

Solidification

The process in which magma cools and hardens into solid rock, with or without the formation of crystals.