Relatively Few Impact Craters Have Been Discovered on Earth Because

question 17

Multiple Choice

Relatively few impact craters have been discovered on Earth because _________________.

• A) most rocks are too resistant to crater
• B) the gravitational field is too weak
• C) weathering,erosion,and tectonic processes erase them
• D) Jupiter is so massive that it deflects potential impactors away from Earth

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Definitions:

Observations

Data points or values collected during an experiment or survey.

Multiple Coefficient

A broader term potentially indicating coefficients in multiple regression that represent the relationship between explanatory variables and the response variable.

Determination

Often associated with the coefficient of determination (R-squared), it measures the proportion of variance in the dependent variable predictable from the independent variable(s).

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in an analysis without breaking any constraints.