Multiple Choice
The ocean originated from ____.
A) water vapor produced by cellular respiration in early living organisms
B) radioactive heating of Earth's interior, and the heating of the surface by meteorites striking and melting the outer layers of Earth
C) capture by Earth's gravity of water molecules in space
D) volcanic gases, radioactive heating of Earth's interior, and a barrage of icy comets or asteroids striking and melting the outer layers of Earth
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