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Chapter 21, Problem 6RQ
Describe evidence of crustal movement (horizontal or vertical) on Venus.
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Describe the planet Venus. Attributes like atmosphere, rotation, etc. should be included in your description.
If we moved Venus out to 1 AU from the Sun (same as Earth), Venus would probably
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become more like Earth, with oceans and a temperate climate
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remain hot, dry, and dead because it's permanently lost its oceans
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become more like Mars, losing most of its atmosphere and freezing
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become much less geologically active due to decreased solar heating
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its extremely high surface temperature
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its extremely uniform surface temperature
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its extremely low surface wind speeds
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its lack of magnetism
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Foundations of Astronomy (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 21 - Describe four ways Venus is similar to Earth...Ch. 21 - Why might you expect that Venuss surface...Ch. 21 - Describe and explain changes in Venuss surface...Ch. 21 - Describe sources and sinks of CO2, if any, on...Ch. 21 - Does Venuss surface experience meteorite impacts...Ch. 21 - Describe evidence of crustal movement (horizontal...Ch. 21 - Why isnt the crust of Venus broken into mobile...Ch. 21 - Do either Venus or Mars have composite volcanoes?...Ch. 21 - What evidence can you give that Venus once had...Ch. 21 - What evidence shows that Venus has been resurfaced...
Ch. 21 - Describe four ways Mars is similar to Earth today....Ch. 21 - How are todays atmospheres of Venus and Mars...Ch. 21 - Where is the oxygen on Mars today? How do you...Ch. 21 - Why doesnt Mars have folded mountain ranges like...Ch. 21 - Why isnt the crust of Mars broken into mobile...Ch. 21 - What were the canals on Mars eventually found to...Ch. 21 - How can planetary scientists estimate the ages of...Ch. 21 - Propose an explanation for the nearly pure CO2...Ch. 21 - Prob. 19RQCh. 21 - Describe sources and sinks of CO2, if any, on Mars...Ch. 21 - Does Marss surface experience any meteorite...Ch. 21 - Describe evidence of crustal movement (horizontal...Ch. 21 - What surface features on Mars today indicate that...Ch. 21 - Why are Phobos and Deimos non-spherical? Why is...Ch. 21 - How are a weather radar map and an image of a...Ch. 21 - Atmospheric jet streams on Venus travel at about...Ch. 21 - How long would radio signals take to travel from...Ch. 21 - What is the maximum angular diameter of Venus as...Ch. 21 - The Pioneer Venus orbiter circled Venus with a...Ch. 21 - Calculate the velocity of Venus as it orbits the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 6PCh. 21 - If the Magellan spacecraft transmitted radio...Ch. 21 - Prob. 8PCh. 21 - What is the angular size of Phobos observed from...Ch. 21 - Prob. 10PCh. 21 - Prob. 11PCh. 21 - Deimos is about 13 km in diameter and has a...Ch. 21 - Prob. 1SOPCh. 21 - Mercury averages only 0.39 AU from the Sun, Venus...Ch. 21 - The radius of Mars is about 3400 km, and its moons...Ch. 21 - Look at Figure 21-1. Compare temperature profiles...Ch. 21 - Look at the map of the Hawaiian chain of islands...Ch. 21 - Look at Figure 21-11. Which molecule(s) can escape...Ch. 21 - Volcano Sif Mons on Venus is shown in this radar...Ch. 21 - Olympus Mons on Mars is an enormous volcano. In...
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