1. Venus By: Colton, Kris & Zach

2. Basic Information Venus is the second planet from the sun. Radius is 3,760 miles long. Venus is 67,240,000 miles from the sun. It takes 225 days to orbit the sun but it rotates on its own axis once every 243 days. A day on Venus is longer than a day on earth.

4. What’s it Like on Venus Video

5. Interesting facts This planet is named after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty. Only planet named after a female. Venus and Earth are called twins because they have similar in size, mass, density, composition and gravity. Temperature reaches up to 870 degrees F.

6. Question #1 Which of the following planets experiences a run away greenhouse effect? (A) Mercury (B) Saturn (C) Venus (D) Earth

7. Question #2 Kepler’s first law states that planets orbit the sun in paths called? (A) Ellipses (B) Eclipses (C) Orbital patterns (D) Figure 8’s

8. Question #3 What are the two inner planets that are most alike in size, mass, and density are? (A) Mars and Venus (B) Earth and Saturn (C) Mercury and Mars (D) Earth and Venus

10. Venus in the Solar System Video