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There are no greenhouse gases on Mercury. Just a very thin atmosphere of helium and hydrogen. So it has no greenhouse effect. Its surface ranges in temperature from -270°F to 800°F (-168°C to 427°C).

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Why are the temperatures on venus and Murcury so different?

The extreme temperatures on Venus and Mercury are due to their proximity to the Sun. Venus has a thick atmosphere that traps heat, creating a greenhouse effect. In contrast, Mercury has no atmosphere to retain heat, resulting in very hot temperatures on the side facing the Sun and very cold temperatures on the side facing away.


What is a very hot planet?

mercury Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System due to the fact that it has a very thick atmosphere containing hot and poisonous gas, which traps heat in. It is also the second planet from the sun. Mercury has no atmosphere, so it isn't as hot.


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.


Which is the warmest planet cloudy planet?

Venus is the warmest planet in our solar system despite being further from the Sun than Mercury. This is due to its thick atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide, which creates a strong greenhouse effect trapping heat. The planet's cloud cover also plays a role in its high temperatures by reflecting sunlight back to the surface, further contributing to its extreme heat.


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.

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The greenhouse effect is very pronounced on Venus but doesn't exist on Mercury why?

Venus has a very thick atmosphere so it keeps a more consistent hot temperature and continually takes in heat. Then it releases much less at night than it absorbs during the day. Mercury has almost no atmosphere, so it gets hot during the day but immediately gets very cold at night.


Why is mercury closer to the sun than venus is?

Because Venus has a very thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide that retains the heat due to the greenhouse effect.


What conditions allow venus to be the hotteset planet in the solar system and not mercury?

Venus has an atmosphere nearly 100 times as thick as Earth's made almost exclusively of carbon dioxide, leading to a very powerful greenhouse effect. Mercury has no such atmosphere, and therefore radiates it's heat away much more quickly.


Which planet is the wormest planet in your solar system?

Venus. It's much hotter than Mercury, which is closer to the sun than Venus. The hotter temperature on Venus is due to the "greenhouse gas" effect. All the clouds on Venus keep the temperature from escaping into space, so Venus gets heat from the sun, and very little escapes back into space. Mercury has no atmosphere, so there is no "greenhouse gas effect" on Mercury.


Why are the temperatures on venus and Murcury so different?

The extreme temperatures on Venus and Mercury are due to their proximity to the Sun. Venus has a thick atmosphere that traps heat, creating a greenhouse effect. In contrast, Mercury has no atmosphere to retain heat, resulting in very hot temperatures on the side facing the Sun and very cold temperatures on the side facing away.


What are the two types of greenhouse effect?

The natural greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm enough for life.The enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect (caused by burning fossil fuels and deforestation) leads to global warming and climate change.(There is also the very dangerous runaway greenhouse effect that happened on Venus.)


How is the atmosphere of Venus different from that of other planets?

It has a strong greenhouse effect and its atmosphere is so thick it holds in heat in such a way that it is hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is closer it the sun, because Mercury has no atmosphere. It is also, near the surface, very high in sulfuric acid vapor.


Too many greenhouse gases would make earth similar to which planet?

Similar to Venus. 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.


Why is Venus a grim warning from our planet?

It is very hot because of its very powerful "greenhouse effect".


What are the two types of greenhouse?

The natural greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm enough for life.The enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect (caused by burning fossil fuels and deforestation) leads to global warming and climate change.(There is also the very dangerous runaway greenhouse effect that happened on Venus.)


What planet has more greenhouse effect?

Venus has the most pronounced greenhouse effect in our solar system. Its thick atmosphere is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which traps heat and creates a runaway greenhouse effect, resulting in extreme temperatures of up to 900°F (475°C) on the surface.


What is a sentence using greenhouse affect?

The greenhouse affect has proven to be very hurtful to the environment.