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Select the correct answer.
What would likely have happened to Earth if no icy debris had arrived?
A.
It would still have oceans but no atmospheric water.
B.
It would still have atmospheric water but no oceans.
C.
It would have no oceans or atmospheric water.
D.
It would have traces of water beneath its surface.
E.
It would have released water in volcanic outgassing.

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Answer:

a

Explanation:

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It would have released water in a volcanic outgassing. Thus option E is correct.

What is outgassing ?

Outgassing is the process of release of gases either collected in the form of liquid in rock or magma or in contact with heated rock, underground water.

The gas is released by process of sublimation, evaporation and phase conversion.

The outgassing gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide.

Other superheated gases act as the part of heavy ash clouds named pyroclastic flows.

Volcanic gases include trapped in cavities of volcanic rocks,  in magma and lava, from volcanic craters. It can also be emitted through groundwater.

The sources of volcanic gases are  Earth's mantle, assimilated constituents from the ground etc.

Thus option E is correct.

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