The Sun's habitable zone

A) extends from some place a little beyond the orbit of Venus to some place near the orbit of Mars.
B) consists only of Earth, because Earth is the only planet known to be inhabited.
C) extends from the orbit of Earth to the orbit of Jupiter.
D) extends from just beyond the orbit of Mercury to just beyond Earth's orbit.


A) extends from some place a little beyond the orbit of Venus to some place near the orbit of Mars.

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1. rn/mR 2. Rn/mr 3. mR/nr2 4. R2/mR

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