Comparing the Clouds of Earth and Venus,we Find That

question 65

Multiple Choice

Comparing the clouds of Earth and Venus,we find that:

• A) both are made chiefly of water vapor.
• B) ours lie in the troposphere, within 10 kilometer of our surface, but Venus has a higher troposphere, with its clouds about 40 kilometers high.
• C) like ours, they rotate around Venus slower than Venus rotates on its axis.
• D) Venus has much more carbon dioxide, so dry ice clouds dominate.
• E) Venus is too hot for clouds to form, so we see only a barren world telescopically.

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