A Variable That Cannot Be Measured in Terms of How

question 102

Multiple Choice

A variable that cannot be measured in terms of how much or how many but instead is assigned values to represent categories is called

• A)an interaction
• B)a constant variable
• C)a category variable
• D)a qualitative variable

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Definitions:

Radioactive Isotope

An isotope of an element that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable form.

Greenhouse Effect

The process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface more than it would without this atmosphere, largely due to greenhouse gases.

Troposphere

The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, where weather happens and where most of the planet's atmospheric water vapor exists.

Gaseous Molecules

Atoms bonded together that exist in the gas phase, characterized by their ability to fill a container of any size or shape.