PrepTest 128, Section 1, Question 27
One of the foundations of scientific research is(458 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(15 more words not shown)
- Athe set of(26 more words not shown)
- Bthe set of(26 more words not shown)
- Cthe set of(18 more words not shown)
- Dthe set of(22 more words not shown)
- Ethe set of(21 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Go back to the definition. A basin of attraction is the area of land that sends spilled water to a particular body of water. Don't confuse the land with the receiving sea, or add conditions about whether we know the water's exact route.
Working the answers
- A
The definition doesn't require the path to be unpredictable. The water must go to the relevant body of water; whether we can also predict its route is a separate matter.
- B
This makes the opposite addition, requiring a predictable path. Again, the route isn't part of the definition.
- C
A basin needn't be free of notches or zigzags. Its defining feature is where it directs water, not a perfectly smooth landscape.
- DCorrect
This closely matches the second paragraph's definition: an area of land that always directs spilled water to a particular body of water. Different starting points can still send water to that same body.
- E
The same body of water isn't the same exact destination. Two streams could enter one sea at different places. The definition groups them by the sea they reach, not by an identical arrival point.
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