1. The terrestrial planets have a few things in common despite their differences. All are made of rock and metal. They all orbit closer to the sun than any gas giant planet. They all show evidence of current or past crust remodeling, this means that they all have cores that are or were liquid. 2. The surface of venus is hotter than the earth because of their "run away greenhouse gas effect" this is hypothesized to have come from the oceans of venus boiling away and the vapor more or less "clogging up" the atmosphere. 3. Mars is red because the planet no longer has any plate activity or remodeling. this means that the surface isn't being renewed. and the iron in the dust on the surface is oxidizing. the planet is literally rusting. -Zachary Davison
Please answer the following three questions:
ReplyDelete1) If you were to compare the different terrestrial planets, what do they have in common?
2) Why is the surface of Venus hotter than the Earths?
3) Why is Mars red?
1. The terrestrial planets have a few things in common despite their differences. All are made of rock and metal. They all orbit closer to the sun than any gas giant planet. They all show evidence of current or past crust remodeling, this means that they all have cores that are or were liquid.
ReplyDelete2. The surface of venus is hotter than the earth because of their "run away greenhouse gas effect" this is hypothesized to have come from the oceans of venus boiling away and the vapor more or less "clogging up" the atmosphere.
3. Mars is red because the planet no longer has any plate activity or remodeling. this means that the surface isn't being renewed. and the iron in the dust on the surface is oxidizing. the planet is literally rusting.
-Zachary Davison