Venus's surface temperature is fairly uniform from the equator to the poles because
a. Venus rotates very rapidly, which causes strong zonal winds.
b. Venus is covered by a thick cloud layer that absorbs most of the sunlight that falls on it.
c. the carbon dioxide in Venus's atmosphere efficiently emits infrared radiation.
d. Venus rotates slowly so Coriolis forces do not disrupt Hadley circulation.
e. Venus's orbit is nearly perfectly circular.
d. Venus rotates slowly so Coriolis forces do not disrupt Hadley circulation.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word