Which of the Following Processes Is Believed to Have Been

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following processes is believed to have been an important source of the Earth's atmosphere?

• A) outgassing by volcanoes on the Earth's surface
• B) gas trapped from the solar nebula
• C) matter blasted from the surface of the Moon
• D) charged particles trapped from the Sun

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Definitions:

Finite Population Correction

A statistical adjustment made when the sample size is a significant fraction of the total population, reducing variance estimates to prevent overestimation.

Standard Error

Standard error is a statistical term that measures the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using standard deviation.

Estimate

An approximation or educated guess based on available data or evidence.

Mean

The average of a set of values, calculated by dividing the sum of these values by their count.