The two most important processes in heating the interiors of the terrestrial worlds are _.
A) (1) heat deposited by the process of formation; (2) heat that came from the gravitational potential energy of incoming planetesimals
B) (1) heat from convection; (2) heat from thermal radiation
C) (1) volcanism; (2) tectonics
D) (1) heat deposited by the process of formation; (2) heat released by radioactive decay
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