One Hypothesis Suggested to Explain the Uniform Age of the Surface

question 34

Multiple Choice

One hypothesis suggested to explain the uniform age of the surface of Venus is that

• A) Venus surface is 4 billion years old and has not been affected by flooding or slow evolution.
• B) Venus surface is made of rocks that are much harder than Earth s and thus last longer.
• C) Venus periodically goes through a catastrophic melting of the entire surface.
• D) Venus clouds protect it from meteorites so that very few impacts occur to change its surface.
• E) dust storms deposit large amount of dust on the surface making it appear of uniform age.

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