Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Venus


Who or what is Venus named after?
Venus was named after the Roman Goddess of love.
How far is Venus from the sun?
Venus is 67,230,000 miles from the sun.
What is Venus' diameter?
Venus is about 7,521 miles in diameter.
What is the temperature range on Venus?
The average temperature on Venus is 870 degrees F.
How many moons does Venus have?
Venus has no moons.
How long is one year on Venus?
A year on Venus takes 224.7 Earth days.
How long is one day?
A day on Venus is 5,832 hours.
What are some special facts about Venus?
A person would asphyxiate in the poisonous atmosphere, be cooked in the high heat and be crushed by the atmosphere pressure. Venus rotates the opposite of the other planets.
What is the composition of Venus?
It has several large inactive volcanos. It has a rocky crust of hardened lava.
What is the air like on Venus?
The atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide.
How much would you weigh on Venus?
A 100 pound person on earth would weigh 91 pounds on Venus. I would weigh 54 pounds, Josie would weigh 42, Emeline would weigh 22 and Margie would weigh 13.

2 comments:

heavenly bliss said...

Pretty amazing Girls!! You know more about Venus than I do!! Love Daddy

Joannof10 said...

I think that I am going to have Uncle Pat print all this information out. If he does this for me, I will be all set when the kids learn about the planets!! You are teaching us sooooo much!
Thanks!!