GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Mercury
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Neptune
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Earth
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Jupiter
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mercury’s surface temperatures are both extremely hot and cold. Because the planet is so close to the Sun, day temperatures can reach highs of 800°F (430°C). Without an atmosphere to retain that heat at night, temperatures can dip as low as-290°F (-180°C).
Detailed explanation-2: -It is understood that the sunny side may reach temperatures of 750 to 800 degrees F., while the nighttime temperature plummets to nearly-330 degrees F. The average temperature on Mercury is a balmy 354 degrees F.
Detailed explanation-3: -At night Mercury loses all its heat as there is no atmosphere to retain the heat, thus its very cold at night with temperature reaching-173 ∘ C .
Detailed explanation-4: -Venus’ thick atmosphere traps heat creating a runaway greenhouse effect – making it the hottest planet in our solar system with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead. The greenhouse effect makes Venus roughly 700°F (390°C) hotter than it would be without a greenhouse effect.
Detailed explanation-5: -Thus, Venus and Uranus are the hottest and coldest planets respectively.