Imagine That a System Has Been Perturbed at a Constant

question 32

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a system has been perturbed at a constant rate for a long time, but the system has barely changed. Suddenly, a small additional perturbation causes a large change in the system. This scenario is an example of:

• A) uniformitarianism.
• B) catastrophism.
• C) a threshold effect.
• D) a feedback mechanism.

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