Unit 4 Pt 2 Flashcards
Unlike other planets, Venus rotates east to west, which is termed _________.
retrograde
_______ surface temperatures are not higher because the cloud tops reflect most _________.
Venus, solar radiation
A body presenting one hemisphere to the object it is orbiting is called _________.
tide locked
Spinning coloumns of air that randomly leaves marks on the planet Mars are known as ___________.
dust devils
The crater Caloris Basin was created a _________ impact.
meteoric
_______ days are those measured from noon to noon, while ________ days are those measured against a star sighting.
Apparent, sidereal
In 1877, ____________ discovered Mars’ two moons.
Asaph Hall
_____________ discovered the presence of an atmosphere on Venus.
Mikhail Lomonosov
There’s a ________ structure to Venus’ clouds.
layered
Venus’ highest mountain is named ____________, which stands 11 kilometers above the average surface elevation.
Maxwell Montes
On Earth, the _______ effect cause our temperature, or mild, climate.
greenhouse
________ means the exact opposite.
Antipode
In a condition termed _________, winds distribute heat around Venus, so that temperatures are relatively equal from place to place.
isothermal
In the fast ______ cycle, solar ultraviolet radiation converts sulfur dioxide to sulfuric acid.
atmospheric
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area is known as _____________.
topography
