Why Is Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle Important to Understanding How

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why is understanding the hydrologic cycle important to understanding how landscapes form?

• A) because water has the ability to seep underground and affect the layers of rock
• B) because the oceans cover a vast majority of our planet and are a main erosional agent
• C) because the rate at which groundwater moves through the subsurface determines erosion rates
• D) because water is the main erosional and depositional agent on the Earth

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Definitions:

Reject

In statistics, to conclude that there is enough evidence to discard the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative hypothesis.

F-Ratio

A statistical measure used in the context of ANOVA, calculated as the variance between sample means divided by the variance within the samples.

Main Effect

The direct impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experimental design, ignoring interaction effects.

Factor A

A term used in experimental design and analysis to denote one of potentially several independent variables being studied for its impact on a dependent variable.