Based on the Frequency with Which We See Comets from Earth,astronomers

question 20

Multiple Choice

Based on the frequency with which we see comets from Earth,astronomers estimate the total number of comets in the solar system to be

• A)100 million.
• B)1 billion.
• C)10 billion.
• D)100 billion.
• E)1 trillion.

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