Imagine that it were possible to construct a combination spacecraft and time machine, for the purpose of visiting various parts of the solar system in the distant past and future. If you and a friend had such a thing, and your friend said "let's go stand on the surface of the Earth during the accretion phase of its early history", why might that not be a good idea? Group of answer choices The Earth would be so barren and inactive, with virtually no atmosphere and nothing happening on its surface, that you wouldn't find any resources to survive. This phase happened shortly after the Moon formed, so the Earth's surface might still be hot after the Moon-forming impact. During the Earth's accretion phase, there were many hazardous life forms on its surface, such as dinosaurs and other potentially predatory animals. Many asteroids and meteoroids would be impacting the surface of the Earth, as they built up the planet.

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Imagine that it were possible to construct a combination spacecraft and time machine, for the purpose of visiting various parts of the solar system in the distant past and future. If you and a friend had such a thing, and your friend said "let's go stand on the surface of the Earth during the accretion phase of its early history", why might that not be a good idea?
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The Earth would be so barren and inactive, with virtually no atmosphere and nothing happening on its surface, that you wouldn't find any resources to survive.
This phase happened shortly after the Moon formed, so the Earth's surface might still be hot after the Moon-forming impact.
During the Earth's accretion phase, there were many hazardous life forms on its surface, such as dinosaurs and other potentially predatory animals.
Many asteroids and meteoroids would be impacting the surface of the Earth, as they built up the planet.
 
 
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