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Planet Venus

Can you answer 15 question about planet Venus?
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Last updated: December 25, 2022
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1. Planet Venus was named after what Roman goddess?
Goddess of love ✓
Goddess of war ✓
Goddess of sky ✓
2. How many planets are there between the Sun and Venus?
2 ✓
1 ✓
3 ✓
3. What type of planet is Venus?
Terrestrial planet ✓
Gas giant ✓
Ice giant ✓
4. How many moons does planet Venus have?
Two ✓
None ✓
One ✓
5. What is the average temperature on Venus?
86 C ✓
-170 C ✓
462 C ✓
Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System, with an average temperature of 462 degrees Celsius.
6. How long is a day on Venus?
24 Earth days ✓
2 Earth days ✓
243 Earth days ✓
Venus completes one rotation every 243 Earth days. It orbits the Sun every 224.65 Earth days. So its day is actually longer than its year!
7. What is the most common gas in the atmosphere of Venus?
Carbon dioxide ✓
Nitrogen ✓
Helium ✓
Venus has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets, consisting of more than 96% carbon dioxide.
8. In 1962 which space probe to Venus, was the first robotic space probe to conduct a successful planetary encounter?
Mariner 2 ✓
Parker 3 ✓
Cassini 4 ✓
9. What is the name of the northern continent on Venus?
Ishtar Terra ✓
Maya Terra ✓
Aphrodite Terra ✓
10. Who discovered that Venus was both the morning star and the evening star?
Archimedes ✓
Galileo Galilei ✓
Pythagoras ✓
11. In 1970, which space probe was the first one designed to survive Venus' surface conditions and made a soft landing?
Magellan 1 ✓
Venera 7 ✓
Atlantis 3 ✓
12. What fact is NOT true about planet Venus?
Atmospheric pressure is lower than on Earth ✓
Has backward rotation ✓
A day is longer than a year ✓
13. Which of the following best describes the surface of Venus?
Cloudy and hot with lots of volcanoes ✓
A thick layer of hydrogen gas ✓
Cold, rocky, and covered in red dust ✓
14. Why is Venus the hottest planet in the Solar System?
Because it is the closest to the Sun ✓
Because it has a thick atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide ✓
Because it is moving so fast ✓
15. What planet is Venus most similar to in terms of mass, size, and gravity?
Neptune ✓
Earth ✓
Mars ✓
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