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A spaceship entering the earth's atmosph...

A spaceship entering the earth's atmosphere is likely to catch fire. This is due to

A

the surface tension of air

B

the viscosity of air

C

the high temperature of upper atmoshpere

D

the greater portion of oxygen in the atmoshpere at higher height.

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