Which of the Following Describes a Meteorite

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a meteorite?

• A) Large diameter (10m-1000km) object originating from belt between Jupiter and Mars
• B) Moderate diameter (<10m) object originating from collisions of asteroids
• C) Small diameter (<10 cm) object destroyed in Earth's atmosphere
• D) Variable-sized object that intersects the Earth's surface
• E) Icy object that appears to have a tail as it burns, originates from outside our solar system

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Definitions:

Measurements

Quantitative data collected by noting the extent, dimension, quantity, or capacity of something using standard units.

Interquartile Range

The difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles of a data set, measuring the spread of the middle 50% of the data.

Summary Statistics

Numeric values that summarize and provide information about your sample data, including measures like mean, median, and standard deviation.

Lower Fence

A term used in descriptive statistics and boxplot construction, referring to a value below which lies an outlier in a dataset, typically calculated as Q1 - 1.5*IQR, where Q1 is the first quartile and IQR is the interquartile range.