Our planet, Earth, is the third planet from the sun. Earth formed _____ (BEFORE, AFTER, or, AT THE SAME TIME) the sun was formed. Which of the following statements correctly describes what conditions on Earth were like when it first formed?
A Very much like the conditions on Earth today
B Cold, and almost completely covered with thick ice
C Bare rock, molten lava, with little water and little to no oxygen in the atmosphere
D Volcanic with an atmosphere rich in oxygen