Why is it so warm on Venus?

Answer 1

Venus is hotter because of the runaway greenhouse effect. The atmosphere on

Venus is so thick and heavy that it traps the solar energy that penetrates its

clouds. (On Earth, carbon dioxide and other gases similarly trap some infrared

radiation and can warm the planet.)

Mercury gets hotter on the side facing the Sun, but radiates this heat back into

space when the heated side rotates away from the Sun at night (each day and

each night on Mercury are both about 88 Earth days long).

Although Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, it is only the second hottest

planet after Venus. Venus gets hotter as the thick carbon dioxide atmosphere

holds the heat more effectively, while Mercury has no atmosphere.

Answer 2

Because Venus is closer to the Sun than Earth, and partly due to its loss of its original rotation (spin), Venus has been subjected to an extreme version of the "greenhouse effect" (trapped infrared heat energy). Solar radiation that reaches the surface is absorbed by the planet's thick carbon dioxide atmosphere, so that even with its reflective cloud layer it reaches a hellish temperature of 460°C (860°F) before equilibrium is achieved. Practically all of its hydrogen has been lost, and only a tiny amount of water vapor remains. So there are no reactions occurring that could potentially reduce the temperature.

Answer 3

The surface of Venus is around 460 °C.

One of the main reasons for this is that it is much closer to the sun than Earth is. It also has an atmosphere of thick clouds which help retain a lot of the heat.

Answer 4

Venus is so warm because it has a thick atmosphere composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which traps heat from the Sun in a greenhouse effect. This causes temperatures on Venus to soar up to around 900 degrees Fahrenheit (around 475 degrees Celsius), making it the hottest planet in our solar system.

Answer 5

It's because of the thick thick Atmosphere which is made of Sulfuric Acid