Lucero del alba

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/lucero-del-alba

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the planetary designation?Venus, the second planet from the Sun
2. What is the orbital period?Approximately 225 Earth days
3. Why does Venus look so bright in the sky?Venus has a thick atmosphere with clouds that reflect a lot of sunlight, making it the third brightest object after the Sun and the Moon.
4. When can we see Venus as the Morning Star?When Venus is on the same side of the Sun as Earth but ahead of us, it rises before the Sun and we see it as the Morning Star.

Albedo: The measure of how much light that hits a surface is reflected without being absorbed.
Heliocentric Orbit: An orbit where celestial bodies revolve around the Sun.
Runaway Greenhouse Effect: A positive feedback loop where atmospheric gases trap increasing amounts of heat, leading to extreme temperatures.