Multiple Choice
One of the most important sources of heat in the interiors of moons that orbit close to giant planets is
A) reflection of sunlight from the planet's surface onto the moons.
B) continuous tidal distortion from other moons and the planet.
C) absorption of thermal radiation from the planet.
D) decay of radioactive elements within the moons.
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