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How is the composition of Venus' atmosphere different from that of Earth's atmosphere?
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The atmosphere of Venus consists mainly of carbon dioxide, and a small amount of nitrogen. The thick cloud cover is composed of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid droplets. Because of the dense atmosphere, the surface temperature ranges from 750 to 930 degrees Fahrenheit (398 to 498 Celsius). The surface pressure is 90 times that of Earth. That's like being one kilometer (over half a mile) under the ocean.
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What planet is called earths''sister planet''?
Venus. It's very similar in terms of size, mass and composition, although conditions on Venus are radically different.
The composition of Mars atmosphere strongly resembles the atmosphere of which planet?
It is similar to the composition of the atmosphere of Venus. They are both made almost entirely of carbon dioxide.
What are 3 reasons that Venus is called earths sister planet?
size, mass and composition
How many miles thick is the atmosphere of Venus?
venus has thick posnis atmosphere
Why is earths atmosphere so different from those of mars and Venus?
Venus' surface conditions are different because of the atmosphere that venus has. Its atmosphere is mostly Co2 which is a greenhouse gas. This greenhouse gas allows the suns warmth to penetrate to the surface, but is unable to reflect back out into space. Therefor The heat is trapped between the atmosphere and the surface. Because of this the surface temperature of the Venus is a sweltering 860 degrees Fahrenheit.
What planet is called earths''sister planet''?
Venus. It's very similar in terms of size, mass and composition, although conditions on Venus are radically different.
The composition of Mars atmosphere strongly resembles the atmosphere of which planet?
It is similar to the composition of the atmosphere of Venus. They are both made almost entirely of carbon dioxide.
What are 3 reasons that Venus is called earths sister planet?
size, mass and composition
How many miles thick is the atmosphere of Venus?
venus has thick posnis atmosphere
Why is earths atmosphere so different from those of mars and Venus?
Venus' surface conditions are different because of the atmosphere that venus has. Its atmosphere is mostly Co2 which is a greenhouse gas. This greenhouse gas allows the suns warmth to penetrate to the surface, but is unable to reflect back out into space. Therefor The heat is trapped between the atmosphere and the surface. Because of this the surface temperature of the Venus is a sweltering 860 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is the common do venus and earth share?
Venus and the earth have the same surface composition and have an atmosphere which has a complex weather system.
What is venus weather atmosphere?
Venus has a very thick atmosphere of Carbon dioxide. Its average surface pressure is a crushing 93 bar, or 93 times that of Earths
What is the size and composition of venus?
the mass of Venus is 0.82 times that of the Earth, and has a diameter of 12,100 kilometers
What are the two gases that existed in earths earlier atmosphere?
The original atmosphere of earth contained primarily ammonia and methane, very similar to the atmosphere on Venus and Jupiter today.
Which planet has the hottest surface temperature and is about as big as the earth?
Venus. It is sometimes called Earths twin planet due to it being a similar size and composition. It is also the planet that comes closest to ours. Although Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, it is only the second hottest planet after Venus. Venus gets hotter as the thick carbon Dioxide atmosphere holds the heat more effectively, while Mercury has no atmosphere.
How do you know that Venus' has an atmosphere?
It's been known since the 18th century that when Venus moves in front of the sun, then translucent fringes can be seen around the planet from which it was suggested that Venus had an atmosphere. Robot ships have entered the Venusian atmosphere several times and we now know the composition and density of the atmosphere (it's mainly carbon dioxide).
What is the earths sisterplanet?
Venus is earths sister planet
