The Sun's habitable zone
A)extends from some place a little beyond the orbit of Venus to some place near the orbit of Mars.
B)consists only of Earth,since Earth is the only planet known to be inhabited.
C)extends from the orbit of Earth to the orbit of Jupiter.
D)extends from just beyond the orbit of Mercury to just beyond Earth's orbit.

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The habitable zone is the range of distances from a star where liquid water can exist on the surface of a planet, which is a key ingredient for the development of life as we know it. The habitable zone around the Sun extends from someplace a little beyond the orbit of Venus to someplace near the orbit of Mars.

The Sun's Habitable Zone