Which of the Following Factors Does NOT Appear in the Drake

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors does NOT appear in the Drake equation?

• A) the number of stars in the Milky Way
• B) the fraction of life-bearing planets on which intelligence evolves
• C) the average lifetime of a technologically advanced civilization
• D) the average delay between the formation of a planet and the appearance of life

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