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Why is Venus hotter than Mercury even though it is further from the sun?
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∙ 13y ago
it is hottter because venus has the greenhouse affect
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause Venus Has A Thicker Atmosphere Of Carbon Dioxide And Mecury Has A Thinner Atmosphere
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Which planets are hotter than the Earth?
All eight planets have a surface temperature, though it varies as the planets distance from the sun varies. Closer planets to the sun generally have a higher surface temperature, while further planets have a colder surface temperature.
Which two planets are the closest together?
Mercury and Venus The distance between planets is changing constantly (because they're moving) , but Mercury and Venus come closest together. As a general rule the further from the Sun you go the further apart planets are spread.
Which planet is closest to the sun Venus mercury mars or Jupiter?
in the above mentioned, the sun is not a planet so it is out of the choices. the planet that has the greatest mass is Jupiter and it is the biggest planet in the solar system.
What are the four planets closest to the sun?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,and Neptune are all further away than Mercury, Venus, Earth or Mars.
What is the 2nd hottest planet in the solar system?
No. Venus is the hottest planet, even though Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. Mercury receives the most solar radiation from the Sun, and its rotation is very slow, so the surface can heat up to over 430 degrees C. But when that part of the surface faces away from the Sun, the temperature drops to minus 200 degrees C. There is no atmosphere to distribute the heat. By contrast, Venus, the hottest planet, has a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid clouds. This is the reason that Venus can get hotter than Mercury. The atmosphere traps solar heat and keeps the entire planet very hot all of the time. It is like a greenhouse with no exhaust valve and no door to let the heat out. The surface temperature of Venus is about 460 degrees C even at night.
What is the second planet to Mercury?
Venus, but is also hotter than Mercury even though it is further away from the sun.
Is Venus's hotter than Mercury?
Even though Mercury is closer to the sun than Venus, Venus is hotter because it has a dense atmosphere that traps the suns heat while Mercury does not.
What planet has no ocean and is very hot?
Venus and Mercury, Venus is hotter though
How much hotter does it get on Venus' then on Mercury?
no
Why Venus is hotter mercury?
there is more volcanoes on venus than Mercury
How is Venus hotter than mercury because Mercury is closer to the sun than Venus?
Venus is hotter than Mercury because Venus traps heat and cannot escape from the Sun in the atmosphere.
Is Earth Mars or Venus hotter?
venus is hotter but mercury is the one closest to the sun
Is Venus' or Mercury hotter?
mercury is hotter Venus has long been considered the hottest planet due to the cloud cover and its creating an enormous greenhouse effect. I do not believe Mercury is hotter.
Which planets are hotter than the Earth?
All eight planets have a surface temperature, though it varies as the planets distance from the sun varies. Closer planets to the sun generally have a higher surface temperature, while further planets have a colder surface temperature.
What is one way that Mercury and Venus differ?
Mercury is hotter than Venus and Venus is brighter than Mercury
Why is venus more hoter than Mercury?
Venus is hotter than Mercury because Venus has a atmosphere and Mercury doesn't so Mercury can't keep so much heat in as Venus can.
What planets are hotter than the moon?
Venus and Mercury
