Ultimately Geysers Erupt Due to the ________

question 51

Multiple Choice

Ultimately geysers erupt due to the ________.

• A)periodic opening and closing of a fracture
• B)mixing of hot and cold water to form steam
• C)decrease in pressure as water rises
• D)increase in pressure from the hot water

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Definitions:

Statistic

A statistic is a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample, which is a subset of the population data.

Research Hypothesis

An educated guess or prediction made for the purpose of testing through scientific research, stating a potential outcome or relationship.

Critical Values

Thresholds in hypothesis testing which, if exceeded by the test statistic, indicate that the null hypothesis can be rejected.

Standard Deviation

A metric that quantifies how spread out a dataset is in comparison to its average value.