Why are tertiary information sources considered less reliable than primary or secondary sources?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Tertiary information sources are considered less reliable than primary or secondary sources because they draw from secondary sources, which are themselves "re-tellings" of the information from an original source, any errors in content or context can be perpetuated from the secondary source to the tertiary one.

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A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

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How far away is the lightning when you see a lightning stroke and then, 15 seconds later, hear the thunder?

A. 72 km B. 24 km C. 8 km D. 5 km

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What is the problem with using wood-block-bathtub experiments to explain the isostasy of Earth's crust?

A) It only works for sections of Earth's crust less than 8 km thick. B) It only works for sections of Earth's crust greater than 80 km thick. C) Wood is not a reasonable approximation for crust behavior. D) Bathtub water does not behave like the mantle.

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