Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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The heavier elements on Earth (those with atomic numbers greater than five):
are constantly being created by fusion in our Sun and blown here by the solar wind
were in existence at the moment of the Big Bang.
were formed long after the Big Bang, within stars.
were formed immediately after the Big Bang.
All the possible answers are correct.

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