Triton's Source of Internal Heat Is Mostly Associated with

question 3

Multiple Choice

Triton's source of internal heat is mostly associated with

• A) tidal heat associated with its elliptical orbit around Neptune
• B) tidal heat left over from it being captured into orbit around Neptune
• C) radioactive decay
• D) heat left over from its formation

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