Venus's Surface Temperature Is Fairly Uniform from the Equator to the Poles

question 72

Multiple Choice

Venus's surface temperature is fairly uniform from the equator to the poles because

• A) Venus rotates very rapidly, which causes strong zonal winds.
• B) Venus is covered by a thick cloud layer that absorbs most of the sunlight that falls on it.
• C) the carbon dioxide in Venus's atmosphere efficiently emits infrared radiation.
• D) Venus rotates slowly so Coriolis forces do not disrupt Hadley circulation.
• E) Venus's orbit is nearly perfectly circular.