Multiple Choice
What phenomenon causes Jupiter and Saturn to emit more heat than they absorb from the Sun?
A) radioactive decay in their liquid metallic hydrogen cores
B) nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium in their liquid metallic hydrogen cores
C) heat left over from their formation
D) heat generated by the impact of meteorites in their atmospheres
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