Which Was NOT a Heat Source Associated with Differentiation of the Earth's

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a heat source associated with differentiation of the Earth's interior into layers?

• A) Heat produced by impacts with planetesimals.
• B) Heat released as nuclei of radioactive substances split apart.
• C) Heat produced from the vaporization of proto- Earth's light gases.
• D) Compressional heating generated by the weight of the growing mass of overlying rock.

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