A Planet Is Most Likely to Have Tectonic Activity If

question 90

Multiple Choice

A planet is most likely to have tectonic activity if it has

• A)low surface gravity.
• B)high surface gravity.
• C)low internal temperature.
• D)high internal temperature.
• E)a dense atmosphere.

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Standard Deviations

Measures the amount of variation or dispersion from the mean in a set of data points.

Empirical Rule

A statistical rule stating that for a normal distribution, nearly all data will fall within three standard deviations (denoted as sigma) of the mean.

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