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Which of the following explains why Venus is further away from the sun than Mercury, but much hotter.

O Venus is spinning so fast it creates its own heat
O The high concentration of carbon dioxide traps heat from the Sun and makes Venus the hottest planet in the solar
system.
O Venus has volcanoes that create pools of hot lava

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Step-by-step explanation:
This is called the greenhouse effect

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