According to the Geologic Record, Our Planet's Surface Cooled Below

question 47

Multiple Choice

According to the geologic record, our planet's surface cooled below the temperature at which water vapor condenses into liquid by 3.85 Ga. This surface cooling led to the

• A)collection of liquid water.
• B)formation of glacial ice.
• C)decrease in volcanic outgassing.
• D)increase in chemical weathering.

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