Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Saturn
(C) Venus
(D) Uranus
Question Asked : SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam 2006, SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Exam 2003, SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise Exam 2006, SSC CGL Tier-I (Re-Exam 2013) 2014
Explanation : Mercury is closer to the sun, but the atmosphere on Venus actually makes it hotter. Even on the night side, the temperature doesn’t drop by much (comparatively) because of the carbon dioxide, about 95%, atmosphere. The atmospheric pressure of Venus is also about 90 times greater than that of Earth.
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