Terraforming of Venus

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/terraforming-of-venus

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 planet?Venus
2. What is the mean surface temperature?464 °C (867 °F)
3. What is terraforming and why would we want to do it on Venus?Terraforming means changing a planet so people can live there. Scientists think Venus could become a safe home if we make it cooler and less hot.
4. Why is Venus so hot and why can't we live there right now?Venus has a thick atmosphere full of carbon dioxide and clouds of sulfuric acid. The heat and pressure make it too hot and dangerous for humans.

Runaway Greenhouse Effect: A positive feedback loop where increasing greenhouse gases lead to escalating temperatures, rendering a planet uninhabitable.
Insolation: The amount of solar radiation received by a planet's surface.
CO2 Sequestration: The process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide to mitigate climate change.