On a Given Stream,small Floods Happen _______________________

question 46

Multiple Choice

On a given stream,small floods happen _______________________.

• A) with the same frequency as large floods
• B) more often than large floods
• C) less often than large floods,which explains why we hear about large floods more often in the news
• D) sometimes more often,sometimes less often than large floods,depending on long-term climatic trends

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Definitions:

Deception

The act of misleading or deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

Double-blind Study

A research design in which both the participants and the researchers are unaware of who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group, eliminating bias.

Experimental Group

A group of subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the variable under investigation, allowing researchers to assess the effect of this variable.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, serving as a comparison to assess the effect of the treatment.