Planet Venus

What is the second planet from the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Moon, and the Sun.

• True

• False

Why is Venus the hottest planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun?

• It has no water.

• It has a lot of Volcanoes.

• It has a thick, toxic atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide.

What is the surface color of Venus?

• green

• blue

• rusty

• purple

Venus rotates on its axis backward, compared to most of the other planets in the solar system.

• False

• True

Venus' surface is extremely _______.

• wet

• dry

• muddy

How many Earth days will it take for Venus to rotate on its axis?

 

• 365 days

• 245 days

• 243 days

• 345 days

Why is Venus is often called Earth's twin?

• They are similar in size and density.

• Both of them are hot planets.

• Both of them are living planets

Who made the first accurate observation of Venus?

 

• Galileo Galilei

• Aristotle

• NASA

• Plato

Venus has crushing air pressure at its surface – more than 90 times that of Earth.

• False

• True