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What traps the heat in the atmosphere of a planet that causes it to heat up?
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What planet has a very thick atmosphere that traps heat close to its surface?
planet venus
What planet traps all the heat?
Greenhouse effect.
The planet Venus has a very thick atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide This thick CO2 atmosphere traps heat and causes higher temperatures on Venus This process is known as the effect?
greenhouse
What layer in the atmosphere traps heat?
the troposphere
What causes the major heat on Venus'?
Well as you know, Venus is the second closes to the sun and so therefore that is what causes the heat on Venus. Not completely true. Mercury is closer, but Venus is still hotter than it. The reason Venus is so hot is because of its atmosphere. It consists of mostly greenhouse gasses that trap the radiant solar energy and keeps it from escaping the planet. Yes, the sun provides the heat to the planet, but it is the atmoshphere that traps that heat and keeps the planet extremely hot.
What causes the extreme temperatures on Venus?
The gases around the planet traps the suns heat and energy in the atmosphere
What planet has a very thick atmosphere that traps heat close to its surface?
planet venus
What planet has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide that traps most of its heat?
Venus
What planet traps all the heat?
Greenhouse effect.
The planet Venus has a very thick atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide This thick CO2 atmosphere traps heat and causes higher temperatures on Venus This process is known as the effect?
greenhouse
Which planet is covered with clouds?
The planet Venus is completely covered with clouds. The clouds are comprised of sulfuric acid, which traps in the atmosphere and heat.
Which planet is hot because of its thick atmosphere?
Venus is the hottest planet, as it is close to the sun and also has a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere that holds the heat effectively.Venus is extremely hot because its thick atmosphere, rich in carbon dioxide, traps heat energy from the sun.
What do you call the heating of the surface of a planet due to the presence of an atmosphere that traps heat witin its surface?
I believe the answer you are looking for is "The Greenhouse Effect."
What layer in the atmosphere traps heat?
the troposphere
What causes the major heat on Venus'?
Well as you know, Venus is the second closes to the sun and so therefore that is what causes the heat on Venus. Not completely true. Mercury is closer, but Venus is still hotter than it. The reason Venus is so hot is because of its atmosphere. It consists of mostly greenhouse gasses that trap the radiant solar energy and keeps it from escaping the planet. Yes, the sun provides the heat to the planet, but it is the atmoshphere that traps that heat and keeps the planet extremely hot.
Is the planet Venus hotter thatn the planet mercury?
Strangely, yes. Mercury is much closer to the Sun, but has no atmosphere to speak of. The surface of Venus is over 600 degrees, and the thick atmosphere traps the heat and prevents it from radiating away.
Which is the warmest planet cloudy planet?
Venus is hot because it has a very thick atmosphere that traps in heat, unlike Mercury, one side of which is very hot and the other is really cold.
