Question: Just before sunset, a student recorded the temperature of the air and the soil at the same location. The student found that the air and the soil had the same temperature. Which of the following statements describes how the air and soil temperatures most likely changed after sunset on that day?

  Options: 
 A. The soil temperature increased more quickly than the air temperature.
 B. The air temperature increased more quickly than the soil temperature.
 C. The soil temperature decreased more quickly than the air temperature.
 D. The air temperature decreased more quickly than the soil temperature. 
Answer: D