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A: Option c will be the correct answer.

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Q: Why is Pluto considered to be a Kuiper belt object?

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Q: The carbon dioxide in Earth’s early atmosphere was produced when large amounts of gases were release...

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Q: Where is the water that used to flow on the Martian surface now?

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Q: Evidence for Mercury’s iron core comes from   a. large impact craters.   b. unusually low ov...

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Q: Each of the planets in our solar system orbits the sun   a. in circular orbits.   b. in the ...

A: Option c will be correct answer.

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Q: Identify the moons of Mars and briefly describe their surface characteristics.

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Q: Earth’s magnetic field is the result of electric currents produced by   a. the interaction of Ea...

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Q: Give one reason to show that the interior of the earth is hot.

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Q: Jets of high speed gas are seen to be emitted from the nucleus of Comet Halley only   a. from th...

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