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

question 5

Multiple Choice

If water vapor was 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, rain down, and form lakes on Venus's surface.
• C) The water vapor would chemically react with carbon dioxide and form acid rain.
• D) Ultraviolet light would break apart the water molecules, and the hydrogen would be lost into space.

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