Crash Course Astronomy Venus

Venus is the ______.

• third planet from the sun

• second planet from the sun

• closest planet to the sun

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We can see Venus from Earth without a telescope.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Venus is sometimes called:

• Earth's twin

• the opposite of Earth

• the biggest planet

Venus has ______.

• one moon

• no moons

• two moons

Venus is like Earth because ______.

• They both have oceans, air, and plant life.

• They both have people living on them.

• They are about the same size and have about the same amount of gravity.

If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh:

• 36 pounds on Venus

• 91 pounds on Venus

• 243 pounds on Venus

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What is a "day"?

• the time it takes for a planet to rotate once on its axis.

• the time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun.

• the time it takes a moon to orbit a planet.

What is a "year"?

• the time it takes for a planet to rotate once on its axis.

• the time it takes the sun to orbit a planet.

• the time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun.

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How long is a day on Venus?

• the same as on Earth

• 225 Earth days

• 243 Earth days

How long is a year on Venus?

• A. 243 Earth days

• the same as on Earth

• 225 Earth days