Venus has a whitish atmosphere made mainly of which gas?
ACarbon dioxide
BNitrogen gas
CMethane gas
DOxygen gas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Carbon dioxide
1. Venus has a dense, reflective atmosphere.
2. It is mainly carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
3. Nitrogen and oxygen dominate Earth's air, and methane is not the main gas on Venus.
_Source: Wikipedia, Solar System, Inner planets_
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