Multiple Choice
Development of Earth's early oceans was likely due to
A) water-rich meteors bombarding Earth's surface.
B) volcanic outgassing in Precambrian time.
C) intense convection in the mantle,and severe heat dissipation from Earth's interior.
D) cooler temperatures that promoted the condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere.
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