Where Do the Trojan Asteroids Orbit the Sun

question 102

Multiple Choice

Where do the Trojan asteroids orbit the Sun?

• A) in circular orbits at the same orbital distance as Jupiter
• B) in circular orbits at the same orbital distance as the EarthEarth
• C) in the asteroid belt, so-named because they are large
• D) in elliptical orbits that cross the orbit of the EarthEarth

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Definitions:

Significant Correlations

Relationships between variables that are strong enough to unlikely be due to chance, as determined by statistical tests.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data that is used in statistical hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Correlation Coefficient

A measure indicating the extent to which two variables change together, ranging from -1 to 1.

One-tailed Test

A hypothesis test in which the values for which we can reject the null hypothesis are located entirely in one tail of the probability distribution.