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What effect could the length of days on Venus have on the temperature of its surface?
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The extraordinarily slow rotation of Venus (once every 243 Earth days) could have the effect of increasing the difference between temperatures on the "day" side as opposed to the "night" side, as occurs on Mercury. A day or night on Venus is 58 Earth days long. But this temperature variation does not occur due to its dense atmosphere.
Venus has an incredibly thick atmosphere that doesn't let most heat escape. It has a lot of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere (a greenhouse gas) which traps heat energy re-radiated by the planet. The atmosphere also effectively tranports this heat around, so it is also practically as hot at "nighttime" or at the poles.
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The high surface temperatures of this planet have been attributed to the greenhouse effect?
Venus has a very thick atmosphere of Carbon dioxide. Its average surface pressure is a crushing 93 bar, or 93 times that of Earths. Venus is the hottest planet, as it is close to the sun, but additionally, its thick arbon Dioxide atmosphere holds the heat very effectively like an oven - or greenhouse.
Is the surface temperature of Venus K hotter than mercury?
Yes, The surface temperature of Mercury ranges between 100 K and 700 K. while that on Venus (caused by the greenhouse effect of it atmosphere) is at least 735 K.
Does the greenhouse effect only occur on earth?
No. A gross example is Venus, which has a runaway greenhouse effect. The surface temperature is hot enough to melt lead.
How does the inner planets distance from the sun relate to the average surface temperature of the planet?
You might expect a planet to be hotter if it's nearer the Sun. This is true apart from Venus, which is the exception. Venus has a higher average surface temperature than Mercury. We believe this is because of the "greenhouse effect" of the atmosphere of Venus.
Which planet has the hottest greenhouse effect?
Venus has the hottest greenhouse effect, a runaway effect, with an average surface temperature of 735 K (462 °C; 863 °F), Venus' atmosphere is 96.5% carbon dioxide.
Which planet has the highest surface temperatures?
Venus has the highest surface temperature of all the planets.
Which planet in our solar system has a greenhouse effect that causes extremely high surface temperatures?
Venus has a very hot greenhouse effect. In fact, it makes Venus the hottest planet in the solar system. The thick carbon dioxide atmosphere holds the heat very effectively, like a runaway greenhouse effect. Surface temperatures on Venus average 900° Fahrenheit, 735° Kelvin or 460° Celsius.
Temperatures on venus are very high due to a strong what?
Greenhouse effect. Venus has a very high surface temperature due to its greenhouse effect. Its atmosphere contains 96.5% carbon dioxide (CO2), and its temperature is 460° Celsius, 850° Fahrenheit or 735° Kelvin.
Can Venus be lived on?
No. The surface temperature of Venus is about 850 degrees Fahrenheit.
Which planet has the temperature of 842 degrees?
the planet that has temptures of 850-910 is venus.Venus is the hotest planrtwe know.Venus also is our hotest neaibor.
How do scientists know that there is a greenhouse effect occurring on Venus?
They know it because the atmosphere on Venus is 93% carbon dioxide and the surface temperature is between 400 and 500 degrees C.
Why is the surface temperature of Venus higher than the surface temperatures of the other inner?
The surface temperature of Venus is higher than the surface temperatures of the other inner planets because of its thick atmosphere.
