The Reason That Rocks or Even Footprints on the Moon

question 47

Multiple Choice

The reason that rocks or even footprints on the Moon do not weather is that:

• A) the temperatures on the Moon are so hot that all water is evaporated.
• B) the temperatures on the Moon are so cold that all water at the surface exists only as ice.
• C) the Moon's atmosphere is made exclusively of CO₂ and is completely lacking in water.
• D) the Moon has no atmosphere, and therefore no chemical weathering can occur.

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Definitions:

Temporal Isolation

A mechanism of reproductive isolation that occurs when two species breed at different times of the day, season, or year, preventing mating.

Habitat Isolation

A form of prezygotic barrier where two species live in different habitats and rarely, if ever, encounter each other.

Mechanical Isolation

an evolutionary mechanism that prevents species from interbreeding due to physical differences in reproductive structures.

Hybrid Inviability

A condition where hybrid offspring fail to develop or reach sexual maturity, reducing gene flow between different species or populations.