Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Approximately 65 million years ago, a 10-km wide asteroid struck Earth and wiped out more than 50 percent of all living species.
• B) The Moon probably was formed by a collision between a Mars-sized body and the Earth.
• C) During summer in the northern hemisphere of Mars, the polar ice cap melts and liquid water flows outward from it in rivers.
• D) The surface of Venus is relatively young with an estimated age of less than 1 billion years.
• E) Mercury has many fractures and faults on its surface that probably arose when it cooled very rapidly and shrank.

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