What would have happened to the earth if the Sun were significantly larger than it is?
A) Liquid water and the water cycle would not exist.
B) Our atmosphere would consist mainly of carbon dioxide.
C) Our atmosphere would consist mainly of nitrogen.
D) Our Sun would have burned out after a few hundred million years so life would not evolve.
D
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