Harrison WorldLAB Symposium

Topic: Venus

Group Members: Amanda

Question guiding the project: How is Venus alike and different from Earth?

Overview of the three required learning activities:

1. I visited the planetarium at Fern bank in Atlanta.

2. I have written a letter to NASA.

3. I have completed my web page with 25 website links, and pictures.

Findings:

1. Venus is similar to Earth in terms of size, density, and mass.

2. Venus's surface temperature is very high, 890 degrees Fahrenheit, which is hot enough to melt lead.

3. Venus receives about twice as much solar energy as Earth.

4. It takes Venus 243 earth days to make one turn on its axis.

5. Venus turns clockwise, from east to west.

6. Venus has the slowest rotation of any planet in the solar system.

7. Venus is the 6th largest planet.

8. Venus has no satellites.

9. Venus's revolution period is 255 earth days.

10. The surface of Venus is mostly flat.

11. Venus's air is made up of 98 percent carbon dioxide and a little nitrogen.

12. The pressure of Venus's atmosphere is 88 times that of Earth's.

 

Conclusion: In my conclusion, I have found that Venus is similar to Earth in terms of size, density, and mass; but is different than Earth in its rotation period, number of moons, and its period of orbit around the Sun.

Questions raised for further study:

1. Does Venus have a solid core?

2. What is the impact of comets on Venus?

3. Was Venus formed at the same time as Earth?