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• What is a Venus flytrap worksheet?

  These are ready-to-use Venus flytrap worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the Venus flytraps which are the most popular carnivorous plant in the world. Charles Darwin famously described the plant as “one of the most wonderful in the world.”

• What is the surface of Venus like?

  The surface of Venus is mostly a rocky desert (this computer-generated view shows lava flows around Sif Mons). Like Mercury, Earth and Mars, Venus is composed of mostly rock and metal. The Greeks believed Venus was two separate objects — one in the morning sky and another in the evening.

• What is the composition of the atmosphere on Venus?

  • The atmosphere on Venus is composed of carbon dioxide. The surface is heated by radiation from the sun, but the heat cannot escape through the clouds and layer of carbon dioxide. (This is a “greenhouse effect”). Name: ______________________ Date:_____________________

• What is the temperature on Venus?

  Please see our updated Venus Reference Page. The second planet from the sun bakes under twice as much solar radiation as Earth and reaches temperatures of 895 degrees Fahrenheit (480 degrees Celsius). Pressure from the dense atmosphere of sulfuric acid gas is about 95 times greater than Earth's and would crush a human.

• What is the planet Venus?

  The planet Venus. Venus Inside and On Top. Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and is Earth's closest neighbor in the solar system. Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon, and sometimes looks like a bright star in the morning or evening sky. The planet is a little smaller than Earth, and is similar to Earth inside.

• What did NASA see when it flew by Venus in 2020?

  NASA’s Parker Solar Probe had an up-close view of Venus when it flew by the planet in July 2020. Some of the features seen by scientists are labeled in this annotated image. The dark spot appearing on the lower portion of Venus is an artifact from the WISPR instrument.

• What does Venus look like from space?

  Credit: NASA Visualization Technology Applications and Development (VTAD) Venus looks like a very active planet. It has mountains and volcanoes. Venus is similar in size to Earth. Earth is just a little bit bigger. Venus is unusual because it spins the opposite direction of Earth and most other planets.

• What are the most recent Venus missions?

  More recent Venus missions include ESA’s Venus Express (which orbited from 2006 until 2016) and Japan’s Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter (orbiting since 2016). NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made multiple flybys of Venus, and on July 11, 2020, the probe came within 516 miles of the surface.