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The Inner Planets

Question 10 • FHS 2016 TX-Earth and Space Science

Venus and Earth both experience a ____ because of heat trapped by their atmospheres.

Answer
A
cloud cover
B
slow rotation
C
greenhouse effect
D
cooling effect

Explanation

Heat-trapping gases in an atmosphere absorb and re-emit heat, warming a planet’s surface. This process is called the greenhouse effect, so the correct choice is “greenhouse effect.”

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