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Shadow:

Why is the surface of Venus so hot? A. Decay of radioactive elements generates energy. B. Heat is released by volcanic activity. C. Solar energy is trapped by a CO2 greenhouse.

Shadow:

C because when I think the pressure is 90x that of walking on Earth. You can fact check me on that number if you wish, but what I do recall from the lecture is that the pressure due to the thick atmosphere (which traps heat) is similar to being at the bottom of the ocean.

563blackghost:

Yup, Venus's atmosphere is way to massive (about 100 times more i think). It's only so hot because the thick atmosphere doesn't let a single thing pass but just traps everything. So I agree cx

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