An Alluvial Fan ________

question 83

Multiple Choice

An alluvial fan ________.

• A)is another name for a small delta forming along a beach
• B)a fan-shaped mass of sediment deposited at the base of a mountain front due to an abrupt change in stream gradient
• C)a fan-shaped sediment mass generated by a distributary channel
• D)a plant that grows in deltas and is diagnostic of a delta

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Definitions:

Median

The value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample or probability distribution.

Positively Skewed Distribution

A distribution where the tail is longer on the right side of the peak, indicating that most data points are on the left.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, represented by the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset.

Median

The middle value in a dataset when it is arranged in ascending or descending order, or the average of the two middle values if the dataset has an even number of observations.