Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals
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Chapter 5, Problem 9QQ
Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning.
Most of the that was outgassed from Earth’s volcanoes (a) is still in the atmosphere. (b) escaped to space. (c) is looked up in rocks.
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