A scientist reports that his 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 has no atmosphere.
C) The planet is a very long way from the Sun.
D) The result is erroneous because absolute temperature cannot be negative.

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The result is erroneous because the absolute temperature cannot be negative. The Kelvin scale of temperature, which is an absolute temperature scale, does not have negative values.

A Scientist Reports That His Measurement of the Temperature of the Surface