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Mr. Wonderful

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on: Jul 27, 2018
The sky is dark at night:
 
  A) because the stars in the Milky Way are far away.
  B) because the Sun is on the other side of Earth.
  C) because there are far fewer stars on the night side of Earth.
  D) because all the light from all the objects in the universe hasn't arrived here yet.
  E) because the quasars are too far away from Earth for their light to have arrived here.

Question 2

The Moon's Orientale and Mercury's ________ Basin are both huge, multiringed impact scars.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


duy1981999

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Caloris


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