Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?

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A Mercury
B Venus
C Mars
D Jupiter

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Answer: B. Venus

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. Mercury is closer to the Sun, but it has almost no atmosphere to trap heat. Venus is farther away, but its heavy greenhouse blanket makes it much hotter.

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