What Would Have Happened to Earth If It Were 10

question 89

Multiple Choice

What would have happened to Earth if it were 10% closer to the sun?

• A) Our atmosphere would consist mainly of carbon dioxide.
• B) Liquid water and the water cycle would not exist.
• 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.

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