Which of the Following Is a Common Setting for a Spring

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common setting for a spring?

• A) the water table intersects the surface
• B) a permeable rock overlies a less permeable one
• C) sedimentary rocks overlie crystalline rocks along an unconformity
• D) all of these
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Research Hypothesis

A specific, testable prediction about the expected outcome of a study.

Representative Sample

A segment of the population that precisely mirrors the characteristics of the whole population.

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the research is focused.

Sampling Error

The difference between a statistic derived from a sample and the corresponding statistic of the entire population, due to chance variation in selecting the sample.