What Do We Mean by the Frost Line When We

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Multiple Choice

What do we mean by the frost line when we discuss the formation of planets in the solar nebula?

• A)It is a circle at a particular distance from the Sun,beyond which the temperature was low enough for ices to condense.
• B)It is another way of stating the temperature at which water freezes into ice.
• C)It marks the special distance from the Sun at which hydrogen compounds become abundant;closer to the Sun,there are no hydrogen compounds.
• D)It is the altitude in a planet's atmosphere at which snow can form.

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