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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Definitions:

Social Trap

A situation where a group or individual acts in a way that benefits them in the short term but ultimately leads to a situation that is damaging to all parties in the long term.

Collective Destruction

The act of a group causing harm or damage intentionally or unintentionally, often through a shared ideology or goal.

Reciprocity Norm

A social norm that expects individuals to respond to each other in kind, rewarding kind actions with kindness.

Ethnic Groups

Socially defined categories of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, cultural, national, or historical experience.