All the statements are true. Which one gives the primary reason why the surface of Venus today is some 450ºC hotter than the surface of Earth?
A) Venus has a much stronger greenhouse effect than Earth.
B) Venus is only about 73% as far from the Sun as Earth.
C) Venus has a much higher reflectivity than Earth.
D) Venus has a higher atmospheric pressure than Earth.
A) Venus has a much stronger greenhouse effect than Earth.
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A. Much smaller than the force the person exerts on the chain. B. About equal to the force the person exerts on the chain. C. Much bigger than the force the person exerts on the chain.
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A) a theory B) a paradigm C) a Ptolemaic model D) a hypothesis
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a. 10 b. 2.5 c. 5 d. Some other value than those given since this is for destructive interference.
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a. ultraviolet b. infrared c. x ray d. microwave e. blackbody