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Like a greenhouse, or a glasshouse, that holds in the heat, so the atmosphere of Venus, more then 96% carbon dioxide, keeps in the heat. Venus got so hot that all the oceans boiled dry and the water vapor escaped into space. The surface temperature of Venus is now 894 °F (480 °C). Hot!

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It traps and hold warm moist air like a greenhouse does.

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What is the trapping of the heat of venus' atmosphere called?

The "greenhouse effect."


What is this trapping of heat called?

The trapping of heat by the atmosphere of Venus is called the greenhouse effect, just as it is on Earth. Venus is the second closest planet to the sun and the temperature on the planet reaches 870 degrees Fahrenheit.


What planet has an atmosphere with a greenhouse effect?

EarthVenusMarsThe greenhouse effect occurs on every planet with an atmosphere (including Earth). On Venus, there is a runaway greenhouse effect causing temperatures high enough to melt lead.Mars has a greenhouse effect that is weak because of its thin atmosphere.


Which planet atmosphere is increased by the greenhouse effect?

Research has shown that the planet Venus has its atmosphere temperature increased by the greenhouse effect


How would the atmosphere become a greenhouse?

by CO2 filling up our atmosphere. Venus has the same greenhouse effect.


What is the temperature of it atmosphere is increased by the greenhouse effect?

Both Earth and Venus have increase temperature due to a greenhouse effect. Venus has a much stronger greenhouse effect than Earth does.


What planet has an atmosphere thar has an extreme greenhouse effect?

Venus


What planet traps all the heat?

Greenhouse effect.


Do inner planets have greenhouse effect?

Only Venus and Earth have a greenhouse effect because they have a substantial atmosphere. Venus actually has a runaway greenhouse effect causing its surface temperatures to rise to 450 Celsius.


Which planet's poisonous atmosphere has been described as the product of a runaway greenhouse effect?

Venus. The atmosphere of Venus consists of about 96.5% carbon dioxide (CO2), a powerful greenhouse gas.


What is called when trapping heat by the atmosphere of Venus?

Greenhouse effect. The same effect that keeps Earth warmer than if there would be no atmosphere: without an atmosphere, the average temperature on Earth would be below zero Celsius.


What planet has an atmosphere with an extreme green house affect?

Venus has an estreme greenhouse effect.