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Which of the following events are correlated but do not necessarily have a causal relationship? A. A dog snarls and barks at a baby, who immediately starts crying. B. A student stays up late doing homework, and he is very tired the next morning. C. A rope climber lets go of her rope, so she quickly falls to the ground. D. A teacher drops a box of chalk, and her chalkboard cracks a few minutes later.

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Answer: The answer is D

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User Anatolyevich
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D. A teacher drops a box of chalk, and her chalkboard cracks a few minute later.

Now, a causal relationship is where one action causes another action. A dog barking at a baby would cause a baby to cry. A student would be tired if he stayed up late and if a rope climber let go, it would cause her to fall down. So A, B and C are not answers because they cause one another, they have causal relationships. Whereas, D, they don't cause one another, so it is the correct answer.
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