The student wants to present the study’s findings to an audience already familiar with thermal inversions. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
Heat-absorbing metals may reside in a planet’s upper atmosphere.
B
The team studied thermal inversions in twenty-five gas giants, which are largely composed of helium and hydrogen.
C
Researchers found that gas giants featuring a thermal inversion were likely to contain heat-absorbing metals, which may reside in the planets’ upper atmospheres.
D
Gas giants were likely to contain heat-absorbing metals when they featured a layer of atmosphere warmer than the layer beneath it, researchers found; this phenomenon is known as a thermal inversion.
Explanation
Correct answer: C.
Choice C is the best answer. It describes the study’s findings in a way that assumes the audience is already familiar with thermal inversions.
Why the other choices are wrong
Choice A
Choice A is incorrect. This choice doesn’t fully describe the findings of the study, because it doesn’t include anything about thermal inversions.
Choice B
Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn’t describe the study’s findings.
Choice D
Choice D is incorrect. This choice isn’t suited for an audience already familiar with thermal inversion. A familiar audience wouldn’t need to have the term defined.