Are Our Bodies Apart from or a Part of the Water

question 117

Multiple Choice

Are our bodies apart from or a part of the water cycle?

• A)By definition, the water cycle takes place only in the environment.
• B)We have such a small effect on the water cycle that for all practical purposes it is best to say that we are apart from the water cycle.
• C)Only our clothes go into the washing machine, hence we are apart from the water cycle.
• D)We are a part of the water cycle just as we are a part of the environment.

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Definitions:

Pth Percentile

A value on a rank-ordered dataset below which a certain percentage (P) of observations fall.

Observations

Data collected during an experiment or research, representing the values or attributes of variables of interest.

Percent

A way to express a number as a fraction of 100, symbolized by the percent sign (%).

Positively Skewed

A distribution shape where most data points cluster to the left, and the tail of the distribution extends far to the right.