Venus

David B. (United States of America)
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  1. forecast
    a prediction about how something will develop
    Always slow on the surface, and always moving in the same direction.

    11 Now for your special forecasts for viewers who are thinking about a day at the beach or on the ski slopes, followed by your travelers' forecast.

    12 Beach Foreca
  2. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
    Its dense atmosphere filters out most of the sun, letting only very weak sunlight through.

    4 Sunrise / Sunset -- On Venus the sun rises in the West and sets in the East, but not very often.
  3. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
    Venus
    By Sharon Fabian

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    1 People love to complain about the weather, and they love to blame the weatherman.
  4. dense
    having high compaction or concentration
    Its dense atmosphere filters out most of the sun, letting only very weak sunlight through.

    4 Sunrise / Sunset -- On Venus the sun rises in the West and sets in the East, but not very often.
  5. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
    If you could walk in this atmosphere on Venus you would be walking in slow motion, almost like you were swimming.

    8 Temperature -- The temperature on Venus is approximately the temperature of a very hot oven.
  6. layer
    a single thickness of some substance or material
    Remember, one Venusian day is the same length as 117 Earth days.

    5 Storms -- Thunder and lightning are an everyday thing in Venus' atmosphere, but on the surface Venus is a dry planet with no rain or snow.

    6 Clouds -- Venus has a thick atmosphere with several layers of clouds.
  7. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    Even though Venus is a hot planet, it never, ever, gets a nice sunny day.
  8. approximately
    imprecise but fairly close to correct
    If you could walk in this atmosphere on Venus you would be walking in slow motion, almost like you were swimming.

    8 Temperature -- The temperature on Venus is approximately the temperature of a very hot oven.
  9. surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer
    Remember, one Venusian day is the same length as 117 Earth days.

    5 Storms -- Thunder and lightning are an everyday thing in Venus' atmosphere, but on the surface Venus is a dry planet with no rain or snow.

    6 Clouds -- Venus has a thick atmosphere with several layers of clouds.
  10. overall
    involving only main features
    Overall the weather here on Earth is really pretty good, especially compared to the weather on, say, Venus.

    2 Being a weather forecaster on Venus would be a totally different matter.
  11. identified
    having the identity known or established
    In the lower layers of the atmosphere there are solid particles floating around which scientists have not yet identified.
  12. prepare
    make ready or suitable or equip in advance
    How would you like to prepare the weather report for one of those days?
  13. contain
    hold or have within
    In the upper atmosphere the clouds, containing poisonous sulfuric acid, give Venus its pale yellow color.

    7 Atmosphere -- Venus' atmosphere contains mostly carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, and almost no water.
  14. slope
    be at an angle
    Always slow on the surface, and always moving in the same direction.

    11 Now for your special forecasts for viewers who are thinking about a day at the beach or on the ski slopes, followed by your travelers' forecast.

    12 Beach Forecast -- None.
  15. solid
    not soft or yielding to pressure
    In the lower layers of the atmosphere there are solid particles floating around which scientists have not yet identified.
  16. complain
    express discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
    Venus
    By Sharon Fabian

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    1 People love to complain about the weather, and they love to blame the weatherman.
  17. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    If you could walk in this atmosphere on Venus you would be walking in slow motion, almost like you were swimming.

    8 Temperature -- The temperature on Venus is approximately the temperature of a very hot oven.
  18. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
    Always slow on the surface, and always moving in the same direction.

    11 Now for your special forecasts for viewers who are thinking about a day at the beach or on the ski slopes, followed by your travelers' forecast.

    12 Beach Forecast -- None.
Created on Tue Mar 22 18:32:55 EDT 2011 (updated Tue Mar 22 18:33:08 EDT 2011)

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