A scientist reports a measurement of the temperature of the surface of a newly discovered planet is - 20 K. What conclusion can you draw from this report? A. The scientist measured only the dark side of the planet, away from the Sun. B. The planet is a very long way from the Sun. C. The result is meaningless and erroncous, and the scientist may be D. The planet has no atmosphere crazy

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25 March, 06:17

A scientist reports a measurement of the temperature of the surface of a newly discovered planet is - 20 K. What conclusion can you draw from this report? A. The scientist measured only the dark side of the planet, away from the Sun. B. The planet is a very long way from the Sun. C. The result is meaningless and erroncous, and the scientist may be D. The planet has no atmosphere crazy

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Lamont Baldwin · Answer 1

Option B. The planet is a very way from the center or the Sun.

Explanation:

If the surface temperature of the newly formed planet is - 20 K that means the distance of the planet from the sun in greater.

If we look at the temperature trends of the planets in our solar system, the planets closer to the sun like Mercury, Venus have very high surface temperature but as we move move away from the the center of the solar system, i. e., Sun, the temperature goes on decreasing.