What’s on the Venus poster
A definition and 5 facts worth remembering.
Earth's near-twin in size, wrapped in a crushing atmosphere of carbon dioxide that traps heat.
- The hottest planet — about 465°C, hotter than Mercury.
- Thick clouds of sulfuric acid hide the surface completely.
- It spins backwards compared with almost every other planet.
- A day on Venus is longer than its year.
- Surface pressure would crush a submarine.
- Order — 2nd
- Day — 243 Earth days
- Year — 225 Earth days
- Moons — 0
- The brightest thing in the sky after the Sun and Moon — the 'morning star'.
A "day" is one spin. A "year" is one trip round the Sun. On Venus they are nothing like ours.
Questions about the Venus poster
- What’s on the Venus poster?
- A definition and 5 facts worth remembering. Earth's near-twin in size, wrapped in a crushing atmosphere of carbon dioxide that traps heat. The hottest planet — about 465°C, hotter than Mercury.; Thick clouds of sulfuric acid hide the surface completely.; It spins backwards compared with almost every other planet.; A day on Venus is longer than its year.; Surface pressure would crush a submarine.; Order — 2nd; Day — 243 Earth days; Year — 225 Earth days; Moons — 0; The brightest thing in the sky after the Sun and Moon — the 'morning star'.. A "day" is one spin. A "year" is one trip round the Sun. On Venus they are nothing like ours.
- Who is the Venus poster for?
- Venus is filed under 4th Grade (ages 9–10), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting science, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
- When should you use the Venus poster?
- The brightest thing in the sky after the Sun and Moon — the 'morning star'. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Venus belongs on the wall where that science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Venus?
- Earth, Jupiter and Mars sit alongside Venus in the 4th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.EarthJupiterMars
- Is the Venus poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Venus downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 4th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Venus poster print at?
- Venus is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Venus loses nothing.Printing guide
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