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Q: Name the hottest planet.
  • A. Mercury
  • B. Venus
  • C. Neptune
  • D. Mars
Correct Answer: Option B - Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is Earth’s closest planetary neighbour. It’s one of the four inner, terrestrial (or rocky) planets, and it’s often called Earth’s twin because of it’s similarity in size and density of earth. Venus has a thick, toxic atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide and it’s perpetually shrouded in thick, yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid that trap heat, causing greenhouse effect. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Surface temperatures on Venus are about 755 Kelvin (900 degrees Fahrenheit ,475 degrees Celsius) – hot enough to melt lead.
B. Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is Earth’s closest planetary neighbour. It’s one of the four inner, terrestrial (or rocky) planets, and it’s often called Earth’s twin because of it’s similarity in size and density of earth. Venus has a thick, toxic atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide and it’s perpetually shrouded in thick, yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid that trap heat, causing greenhouse effect. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Surface temperatures on Venus are about 755 Kelvin (900 degrees Fahrenheit ,475 degrees Celsius) – hot enough to melt lead.

Explanations:

Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is Earth’s closest planetary neighbour. It’s one of the four inner, terrestrial (or rocky) planets, and it’s often called Earth’s twin because of it’s similarity in size and density of earth. Venus has a thick, toxic atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide and it’s perpetually shrouded in thick, yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid that trap heat, causing greenhouse effect. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Surface temperatures on Venus are about 755 Kelvin (900 degrees Fahrenheit ,475 degrees Celsius) – hot enough to melt lead.