Question 29 / 45:  A newscast reports that the temperature at the surface of a newly discovered planet orbiting a distant star is -502 degrees Fahrenheit. What is wrong with this claim?
A  One cannot measure temperatures from a distance.
B  There is no temperature measure in a vacuum.
C  The reported temperature is below absolute zero.
D  The temperature should be reported in degrees Kelvin.
E  None except this
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Attribution:  Dr. Steve Gibbs. Measurement & Experimentation Laboratory. The Saylor Academy 2014, http://www.saylor.org/courses/me301/
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