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1. Annotate the pictures of Venus and Earth to show the direction each planet spins on its axis.
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Earth
2. How is it that Venus has hotter surface temperatures than Mercury, even though it is farther
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Venus has a thick atmosphere that absorbs and trans thermaleneray
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