One Hypothesis Suggested to Explain the Uniform Age of the Surface

question 64

Multiple Choice

One hypothesis suggested to explain the uniform age of the surface of Venus is that

• A)Venus's surface is 4 billion years old and has not been affected by flooding or slow evolution.
• B)Venus's surface is made of rocks that are much harder than Earth's and thus last longer.
• C)Venus periodically goes through a catastrophic melting of its entire surface.
• D)Venus's clouds protect it from meteorites so that very few impacts occur to change its surface.
• E)dust storms deposit large amount of dust on the surface, making it appear of uniform age.

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