Multiple Choice
The excess heat produced by Saturn is the result of
A) nuclear reactions in the liquid metallic hydrogen core.
B) radioactive decay.
C) hot molten lava rising to the surface.
D) the planet's continual slow contraction.
E) the large number of meteorite and comet impacts that occur each year.
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