Carbon dioxide (CO2), the same as on earth.
The atmosphere of Venus is composed almost entirely of carbon dioxide. This is the same greenhouse gas that we have on earth. On Venus is is causing a runaway effect that has boiled the oceans dry.
Carbon dioxide is the main gas that traps heat in the atmosphere of Venus through a greenhouse effect, leading to extremely high surface temperatures.
Just as the earth has naturally-occurring carbon dioxide in its atmosphere, so also does the planet Venus have naturally-occurring carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. Because the concentration of carbon dioxide is so high in the Venetian atmosphere, it has a more considerable greenhouse effect.
The greenhouse effect on Venus has caused extreme temperatures of over 860 degrees Fahrenheit (460 degrees Celsius) due to the thick atmosphere trapping heat. This has led to a runaway greenhouse effect, where the high temperatures have caused the surface to be inhospitable and covered in dense clouds of sulfuric acid.
In terms of greenhouse effect, natural gas is more benign than coal or oil, because it provides a greater heating effect per unit of carbon dioxide produced. It is therefore not the major cause of the greenhouse effect.
The atmosphere of Venus is composed almost entirely of carbon dioxide. This is the same greenhouse gas that we have on earth. On Venus is is causing a runaway effect that has boiled the oceans dry.
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, because the intense clouds on Venus keep in the heat that Venus receives from the Sun and it's called the "greenhouse gas effect". Venus is much hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun than Venus. Mercury has no atmosphere, so there is no "greenhouse gas effect" on that planet.
The greenhouse effect causes the extreme temperatures. The greenhouse gas is mainly carbon dioxide and gaseous sulphuric acid.
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.
Venus. The atmosphere of Venus consists of about 96.5% carbon dioxide (CO2), a powerful greenhouse gas.
Mercury has no atmosphere, so that can't be it. Venus has a dense atmosphere, and is entirely enshrouded in clouds. It isn't the clouds on Venus that result in the greenhouse effect so much as the composition of its atmosphere. The air on Venus is mostly carbon dioxide, a heat trapping gas, and this has resulted in a runaway effect making Venus the hottest planet in our solar system.
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.
Carbon dioxide is the main gas that traps heat in the atmosphere of Venus through a greenhouse effect, leading to extremely high surface temperatures.
Just as the earth has naturally-occurring carbon dioxide in its atmosphere, so also does the planet Venus have naturally-occurring carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. Because the concentration of carbon dioxide is so high in the Venetian atmosphere, it has a more considerable greenhouse effect.
The greenhouse effect is happening on any planet with greenhouse gas. Mars, as an example has greenhouse gases in it's atmosphere and has seen warming over the past hundred years similar to our warming trend. Venus, with an atmosphere of 96.5% carbon dioxide, has a runaway greenhouse effect which has caused the oceans to boil dry.
The greenhouse effect on Venus has caused extreme temperatures of over 860 degrees Fahrenheit (460 degrees Celsius) due to the thick atmosphere trapping heat. This has led to a runaway greenhouse effect, where the high temperatures have caused the surface to be inhospitable and covered in dense clouds of sulfuric acid.
Water on Venus exists only in clouds. Where it acts as a greenhouse gas.