The Largest Difference Between Mars' Northern and Southern Hemispheres Is

question 41

Multiple Choice

The largest difference between Mars' northern and southern hemispheres is that:

• A) the southern appears older, with more impact craters.
• B) the northern has all the outflows and must have been much hotter.
• C) the northern is higher overall, despite some high volcanoes in the south.
• D) the southern has a polar cap, but none ever forms in the north.
• E) the southern is much darker, with large mare-like basaltic lava flows.

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Definitions:

Variance of Orders

The statistical measure that represents the variability or spread in the number of orders received over a certain period of time.

Bullwhip Measure

A phenomenon in supply chain management where small changes in demand at the retail level cause increasingly larger changes in demand at the wholesale, distributor, and factory levels.

Demand Variance

The difference between the forecasted and actual demand for products or services, affecting inventory and production planning.

Bullwhip Measure

A metric used to quantify the increase in variability of order sizes in the supply chain from downstream to upstream.