Based Solely on Mass and Distance from the Sun, Which

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Multiple Choice

Based solely on mass and distance from the Sun, which of the following terrestrial planets would you expect to be unable to retain a secondary atmosphere?

• A) Mercury
• B) Venus
• C) Earth
• D) Mars
• E) Venus and Earth

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs Experiment

An experimental design where pairs of subjects are matched based on certain characteristics before one member of each pair is randomly assigned to the treatment group and the other to the control.

Randomized Block Design

A statistical experiment design that attempts to remove the effects of known confounding variables by grouping similar experimental units together into blocks before randomly assigning treatments.

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Blocking

A technique used in experimental design to reduce sources of variability within a test by grouping experimental units that are similar in ways that are expected to affect the response to the treatments.