During a ________ year period starting at about 4.5 billion years ago, bits and pieces of metal-rich particles, rocks, and ices accumulated to form the Earth.

A. 10-300 billion
B. 3-10 million
C. 30-100 million
D. 1-10 million


Answer: C

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