Early Earth was hot because ________

A) gravitational collapse generates heat
B) a combination of collisions and radioactive decay produced heat
C) there was still heat from the original big bang
D) the moon's formation from an giant impact produced heat
E) the Sun was much larger and heated the early planet


B

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a. True b. False

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