14 Fun Facts About Venus: Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

Does it ever rain on Venus?
How thick is the air on Venus?
Which is longer on Venus, a day or a year?
How did Venus change the way people saw the world?

Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. Venus is the second planet from the sun. It sits between Mercury and Earth. Scientists have studied Venus and here are a few facts we have learned.

The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Sep 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301840267

Caitlind L. Alexander

Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

VENUS

By Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15-Minute book

We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of space and our universe, the more information we are discovering.

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

Pictures by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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Copyright 2011 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

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14 Fun Facts About Venus / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A brief look at some interesting facts about the planet Venus.

1. Venus. Juvenile Literature. 2. Planets. Juvenile Literature. 3. Space. Juvenile Literature. 4. Solar System. Juvenile Literature

Words: 1,785

Reading Level: 5.6

Ages 8 and up.

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Venus is the second planet from the sun. It sits between Mercury and Earth. Scientists have studied Venus and here are a few facts we have learned.

The surface of Venus.

Fact 1: Venus is covered with clouds, but it never rains.

You can’t really see Venus through a telescope. What you see are the clouds in Venus’ atmosphere. There are so many clouds that they totally cover the planet.

These clouds are filled with lightning and water vapor. They are also filled with sulfuric acid.