Hydrostatic Weighing Is Done on Two Persons Who Are the Same

question 27

Multiple Choice

Hydrostatic weighing is done on two persons who are the same in all respects except that one has a greater residual volume than the other. Residual volume is not measured directly but estimated and assumed to be the same for both people. According to the results from the hydrostatic weighing, the person with the greater residual volume will appear to have ______ percent body fat compared with the person with the smaller residual volume.

• A) essentially the same
• B) a greater
• C) a lower

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Definitions:

Sediment Deposition

The process by which sediment settles out of the water or air carrying it and is laid down in a new location.

Water Current

The directed movement of water, driven by various forces including wind, temperature differences, and gravitational effects, influencing marine and freshwater systems.

Sedimentary Rock

Rock formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of mineral and organic particles on the earth's surface and within bodies of water.

Discrete Event

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