What Is the MOST Probable Physical Mechanism to Have Caused

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Multiple Choice

What is the MOST probable physical mechanism to have caused the very long cracks and streaks that crisscross the surface of Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter?

• A) Volcanic eruptions caused lava flows, which then froze in place.
• B) The "cracks" are frozen rivers that, in warmer times, were flowing across the moon's surface.
• C) The "cracks" are actually the tops of gigantic greenhouses, built by inhabitants of Europa to protect their cucumber crops.
• D) Tidal flexing by Jupiter and its moons cracked the icy surface, allowing subsurface fluids to gush out and freeze in place.

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