Scientists use meteorites that hit Earth to provide evidence of the composition of Earth’s interior because they hypothesize that _____.

meteorites are made of the same material as peridotite and lava
meteorites are made of the original material from which Earth formed
meteorites have the same P and S wave speeds as rock samples
meteorites contain a smaller percentage of iron than Earth’s crust

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the second option. Scientists use meteorites that hit Earth to provide evidence of the composition of Earth’s interior because they hypothesize that meteorites are made of the original material from which Earth formed. Hope this answers the question.

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GeoPanther GeoPanther · Answer 2 · 2018-11-01T10:32:32+01:00

The correct answer is - meteorites are made of the original material from which the Earth formed.

Our planet started off as a dense meteorite belt, and over time, the bigger meteorites were attracting the smaller ones with their gravitational pull, so they merged. As they were getting bigger, they were attracting more and more, until most of them merged into one big body. Because of this hypothesis of how the Earth formed, the scientists have a hypothesis that the meteorites actually are made from the same material from which the Earth formed in first place.