If the Sun Were Colder and Dimmer Than It Is

question 54

Multiple Choice

If the Sun were colder and dimmer than it is, the planet closest to the middle of the habitable zone would be

• A) Mars.
• B) Saturn.
• C) Venus.
• D) Jupiter.
• E) Ceres, in the asteroid belt.

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