Basalt Consists of Approximately Equal Amounts of __________ and __________

question 39

Multiple Choice

Basalt consists of approximately equal amounts of __________ and __________.

• A) plagioclase feldspar, peridotite
• B) plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene
• C) diorite, pyroxene
• D) granite, rhyolite

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Definitions:

Normal Probability Distribution

A standard normal distribution, often used in statistics to represent real-valued random variables of unknown distributions.

Standard Deviation

A criteria used to determine the amount of spread or variation among a group of data values.

Negative Value

A number that is less than zero.

Standard Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean, typically represented with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.