The Precise Radius of the Inner Core Was Not Measured

question 72

Multiple Choice

The precise radius of the inner core was not measured until relatively recently.How was this accomplished?

• A)by finding the S-wave shadow zone beyond 105°
• B)by Neil Armstrong conducting hammer seismic experiments during a 1960's Apollo Mission
• C)by using a precisely known, underground nuclear weapons test in the Nevada desert in the early 1960s
• D)by measuring the edge of the P-wave shadow zone from the great Chilean earthquake of 1960

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.