To make the data fall into a line that can be analyzed for a 100-year flood, scientists use
A) stream elevation data.
B) nonlinear axes.
C) polar graph paper.
D) rounded-off estimates of time intervals.

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Nonlinear axes are used to make the data fall into a line that can be analyzed for a 100-year flood, allowing for a more accurate representation and analysis of extreme events that do not fit well into linear scales.

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