If carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor were not in the atmosphere, then

Responses:
A. the organisms currently living on Earth's surface would find it easier to survive.
B. the weather and climate of planet Earth would not be affected.
C. the Earth's surface would be much colder than it is.
D. the Earth's surface would be much warmer than it is.

C. the Earth's surface would be much colder than it is.