Question

It must be, if the nebular hypothesis has any truth, older than our world; and long before this earth ceased to be molten, life upon its surface must have begun its course. The fact that it is scarcely one seventh of the volume of the earth must have accelerated its cooling to the temperature at which life could begin.

H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898
What makes the tone of the passage formal and scientific?

Answer 1

A. The narrator mentions death and destruction several times.
B. The narrator uses puns or wordplay to talk about the Martians.
C. The narrator speaks quickly and in concise sentences.
D. The narrator quotes facts about Mars and sounds well educated.

Answer 2

I'd say D :P

Answer 3

wait...

Answer 4

yeah, D.