Unit 14 April 4th prt 2

​High and Low Tides

Multiple Choice

The Moon and Earth are approximately the same distance from the Sun, but they experience widely different temperatures. The lowest temperature scientists have documented on the Moon's surface is -238 degrees Celsius (°C). The lowest temperature measured on Earth was recorded in Antarctica; it was -89.20 °C. Scientists have theorized that gases such as carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere help moderate Earth's surface temperature. Which additional piece of evidence would support this theory?

• the highest temperatures recorded in various locations on the Moon

• the lack of carbon dioxide in the Moon's atmosphere

• the dominance of other gases in Earth's atmosphere

• the increase in carbon dioxide on Earth with a decrease in surface temperature