Know your Planet
Venus is the _________ planet from the Sun.
What is the 2nd?
Venus spins in the same direction as most planets in our Solar System.
False. Venus spins the opposite direction.
List these planets in order from smallest to biggest: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus
What is Mercury, Venus, Jupiter?
Venus has this many moons.
What is 0?
Venus is the 2nd hottest planet in the Solar System next to Mercury.
False. While Mercury is closer to the Sun, Venus has a thicker atmosphere which helps contain the heat.
In what direction does the Sun rise and set on Venus?
What is rises in the West and sets in the East due to the backwards spinning?
Because Venus has similar size and structure of our planet, Venus is known as this.
What is Earth's twin?
Venus is the closest planet to Earth.
True.
Describe the surface of Venus.
Venus has a solid surface covered in dome-like volcanoes, rifts, and mountains, with expansive volcanic plains and vast, ridged plateaus.
One day on Venus is worth this many Earth Days.
What is 243 Earth Days?
Venus is a Terrestrial Planet.
True. It is not a Gas Giant.
If you were from Venus, this is what you would be called.
What is a Venusian?
What is 225 Earth Days?
Venus is 0.7 Astronomical Units (AU) from the Sun.
True. Earth is 1 AU from the Sun and Venus is closer to the Sun.
What is the temperature range on Venus?
What is 700-900 degrees Fahrenheit (on the surface)?