The Fact That Earth's Interior Is Sorted into Layers Indicates

question 86

Multiple Choice

The fact that Earth's interior is sorted into layers indicates that

• A) the process of formation from a nebula (by the slamming together of material and planetesimals that stuck together on impact) produces nice, neat layers.
• B) Earth was once in a molten state, during which materials became sorted based on density.
• C) the rotation of the early Earth acted like a centrifuge which separated materials based on weight.
• D) nothing can be inferred about such a perplexing level of organization.

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