Infant Timmy Has Been Babbling for Several Months

question 75

Multiple Choice

Infant Timmy has been babbling for several months. What is his next likely linguistic milestone?

• A) Cooing
• B) Telegraphic speech
• C) First word
• D) Intonation

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Definitions:

Contact Metamorphism

Contact metamorphism occurs when rocks are heated to high temperatures and sometimes subjected to increased pressures due to the close proximity of magma or lava, without melting the rock completely.

Normal Faults

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall, typically a result of extensional forces pulling the crust apart.

Hot Seawater

Seawater that has been heated, often by geothermal activity under the ocean floor, impacting marine life and ecosystems.

Columnar Joint

A geological structure where molten rock cools and contracts to form a pattern of polygonal columns, typically hexagonal in cross-section.