How Is It That Earth Has Less CO₂ in Its

question 6

Multiple Choice

How is it that Earth has less CO₂ in its atmosphere than Venus, even though both planets likely outgassed the about the same amount of CO₂ during their development?

• A) Earth absorbed most of the CO₂ into its oceans.
• B) Venus absorbed most of the CO₂ into its oceans.
• C) Earth lost most of its CO₂ because of weak gravity.
• D) Venus rotates too slowly to lose any of its CO_2.
• E) Venus retained much of its CO₂ in polar ice.

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