If water vapor were released from Venus's surface due to tectonic activity into its upper atmosphere, what would most likely happen to it?
A) The water vapor would relieve the greenhouse effect and decrease Venus's surface temperature.
B) Water droplets would condense into rain and form lakes on Venus's surface.
C) The water vapor would chemically react with carbon dioxide and form acid rain.
D) UV light would break apart the water molecules, and the hydrogen would be lost into space.
E) It would rise into the atmosphere and form hurricane-like storms.

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Venus's upper atmosphere experiences intense UV radiation, and as a result, any water vapor that made it that high would be rapidly broken apart into its constituent hydrogen and oxygen molecules. Hydrogen, being a very light gas, would then escape into space due to Venus's weak gravity, further depleting Venus's water resources.

If Water Vapor Were Released from Venus's Surface Due to Tectonic