_____ Is the Detachment of Part of the Mantle Portion

question 23

Multiple Choice

_____ is the detachment of part of the mantle portion of the lithosphere beneath a mountain belt.

• A) Delamination
• B) Mantle convection
• C) Terrane shift
• D) Isostatic adjustment
• E) Craton formation

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Regression Model

A statistical approach for estimating the relationships among variables, often used for prediction and forecasting.

Dummy Variables

Variables created to assign numerical values to categorical data, often used in regression analysis to include qualitative factors as independent variables.

Qualitative Variables

Variables that categorize or describe attribute characteristics without a natural numerical order or ranking.

Regression Model

A mathematical model that describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.