Question

The sixth-grade students at Ellis Middle School are studying the solar system in science class. They learned that the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth is -89.2°C and that the average temperature on the dark side of Earth's moon is -184°C. They also learned that the lowest temperature ever recorded on Jupiter is -145°C. Pick all the true statements.

Answer 1

The coldest temperature on Earth is -89.2°C, the Moon's dark side averages -184°C, and Jupiter has recorded -145°C, which are all warmer than the coldest lab-created or naturally occurring temperatures in the universe.

Step-by-step explanation:

The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth is -89.2°C, registered at Vostok, Antarctica. In contrast, the dark side of the Moon averages at a much colder -184°C. However, neither of these are as chilly as the record laboratory temperatures of approximately 0 K achieved at institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Helsinki University of Technology, or the naturally occurring coldest place known in the universe, the Boomerang Nebula, at 1 K. Regarding the planets in our solar system, the lowest temperature measured on Jupiter is -145°C. Comparatively, the average temperature of Earth, due to the greenhouse effect, remains at a much warmer 288 K (15°C; 59°F).

Answering the student's question: Given the information provided, it's true that the average temperature on the dark side of Earth's moon is -184°C, and it's also true that the lowest temperature ever recorded on Jupiter is -145°C. The mention of the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth being -89.2°C is accurate as well.