Match Each Definition with the Correct Term

question 58

Multiple Choice

Match each definition with the correct term.
-idiopathic disorder

• A)a disorder with no detectable physical changes to explain the symptoms
• B)a disorder with pathologic physical changes that explain the symptoms
• C)an illness caused by a pathogenic organism
• D)an illness without known cause
• E)any disease transmitted from one person to another

Identify and describe features formed by the precipitation and dissolution of calcium carbonate.

Explain the formation of sinkholes and karst topography.

Understand the ecological and hydrological significance of gaining and losing streams.

Recognize the role of geological processes in the formation of hot springs and their locations.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much values differ from the mean.

Modality

Modality in statistics refers to the number of peaks in the frequency distribution of a dataset.

Symmetry

A property where a shape or figure can be divided into parts that are exact reflections of each other on opposite sides of a line or plane.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread within a set of data points, indicating the average of the squared deviations from the mean.