When is/was gravitational contraction an important energy generation mechanism for the Sun?
A) It was important when the Sun was forming from a shrinking interstellar cloud of gas.
B) It is the primary energy generation mechanism in the Sun today.
C) It has played a role throughout the Sun's history, but it was most important right after nuclear fusion began in the Sun's core.
D) It is important during periods when the Sun is going from solar maximum to solar minimum.
A
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A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
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A) narrower habitable zones, decreasing the odds of finding habitable planets and lifetimes too short for life to appear B) wider habitable zones, increasing the odds of finding habitable planets but lifetimes too short for life to appear C) narrower habitable zones, decreasing the odds of finding habitable planets but much longer lifetimes allowing life to appear and evolve D) wider habitable zones, increasing the odds of finding habitable planets and much longer lifetimes allowing life to appear and evolve
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a. 30 b. 10 c. 20 d. 40 e. 290