In the 1800s, many people assumed that Venus would have tropical temperatures, but instead it is very hot. Explain why tropical temperatures would have made sense given what was known in the 1800s, and why Venus instead turns out to be very hot
What will be an ideal response?
If Venus had an atmosphere similar to ours—a reasonable assumption in the 1800s—it would have tropical temperatures. But instead it has a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere that causes a very strong greenhouse effect, thus explaining its very hot surface.
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