Which of the Following Is Not a True Statement

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a true statement?

• A) Water can occur in rocks like shale or clay because it chemically exists in minerals that make up the rock
• B) Salt aerosols only get suspended into the atmosphere in regions around the equator which is why the air tastes salty in these regions
• C) Salt is commonly found in chemical sedimentary rocks
• D) Clouds are an example of how water from the hydrosphere
• E) Salt is dissolved in large quantities in the ocean when rocks that contain salt weather down and release salt back into the hydrosphere

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Definitions:

Single-Factor Designs

Experimental setups that involve only one independent variable to test its effect on a dependent variable.

Interaction Effects

Occurs when the effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable differs across the levels of another independent variable.

Two-Factor Research Design

An experimental layout that involves two independent variables to study their effects and interaction on a dependent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable often denoted as 'X' whose variation does not depend on that of another and is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable.