section 6b part 2 mercury and venus

Question 1

Pick which planet is about the same size as Earth and has an extremely heavy and hot atmosphere

Answer 1

(Venus

Question 2

Pick which planet orbits the most quickly around the Sun and which is always seen near the Sun on the sky

Answer 2

Mercury).

Question 3

Realize Mercury is always seen near the Sun on the sky, since it is physically the closest planet to the Sun.
 Therefore,

Answer 3

it can only be seen around sunset and sunrise.

Question 4

Pick the correct cause of Venus being very hot.

 Pick the correct method we use to map the surface of Venus underneath its deep cloud layers.

Answer 4

See homework QS#3, page 2, for help with the next two questions (or appendix to section 6B of your class notes)