Given the Earth's Larger Size and Strong Gravity, the Earth's

question 88

Multiple Choice

Given the Earth's larger size and strong gravity, the Earth's surface should have more impact craters than the Moon. However, it has very few. Why is this?

• A) the Moon acted like a shield, protecting the Earth from most impacts
• B) the Earth's surface was almost completely molten during the Hadean Eon so no impact craters were formed
• C) almost all impacts occurred in the oceans so no impact craters were formed
• D) geological processes like plate tectonics, volcanism, and erosion have erased them

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Definitions:

Timbre

The quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume.

Amplitude

The height or magnitude of a wave signal, illustrating the intensity or level of fluctuation.

Pitch

The perception of how high or low a sound is, fundamentally related to the frequency of the sound wave.

Brightness And Loudness

Terms describing the perception of the intensity of light and sound, respectively, with brightness relating to visual perception and loudness to auditory perception.