A Large River Carrying Massive Amounts of Sediment to the Ocean

question 45

Multiple Choice

A large river carrying massive amounts of sediment to the ocean every year and accumulates on the delta produces __________ metamorphism.

• A) regional dynamothermal
• B) hydrothermal
• C) contact
• D) burial

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Definitions:

Simple Random Sampling

A sampling method where each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the degree of spread or divergence among values in a dataset.

Standard Error

A measure of the variability (spread) of sample means around the population mean.

Target Population

The population for which statistical inferences such as point estimates are made. It is important for the target population to correspond as closely as possible to the sampled population.