Venus

The only way (currently) to study the Venusian surface is to radar-map from space.

• True

• False

The orbit of Venus is nearly ____ - unlike the other planets in the solar system.

• elliptical

• circular

• angular

• geometric

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet closely matches Earth in size & composition?

• Venus

• Mercury

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Today, all of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) on Venus is located almost entirely in the

• crust

• mantle

• atmosphere

• oceans

Venus has a level of plate tectonic activity (compared to Earth) that is

• virtually non-existent.

• a little less.

• very comparable.

• a little more.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Venus has no magnetic field although its size & composition is like Earth. Why?

• it spins or rotates on its axis way too slow

• it has no central iron core

• Venus never had oceans and/or plate tectonics like Earth

• it revolves around the Sun in a near-perfect circular orbit

Venus was visited by this series of space probes - returning actual pictures of the surface.

• Mariner

• Magellan

• Voyager

• Veneras

___ was the first space probe sent to Venus that analyzed the atmosphere.

• Magellan

• Mariner

• Veneras

• Pioneer Venus

How big is Venus compared to us?

• almost the same size

• way smaller

• way bigger

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is Venus covered in?

• Thick clouds

• thin clouds

• nothing, there is no atmosphere