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Why it is cold at night at moon and hot at day?
The Moon has no protective atmosphere, as Earth does. On Earth, the atmosphere absorbs part of the heat, and moves it around.
Why is the moon cold during the night?
Unlike the Earth, the moon had no atmosphere to trap in the solar heat. This heat dissipates quickly back out into space after sunset.
How can thick clouds keep us warmer at night?
Thick clouds keep us warmer at night. This happens because clouds stop some of the heat from earth escaping into the atmosphere.
How does the eaths rotation cause temperature differences during day and night?
Because the earth didn't have an atmosphere back then That answer is also right but their is another slip to it, the slip to it is that, their is a seasonal change in the atmosphere and if they didn't have a satellite the seasons wouldn't change, so that is also why we have satellites for electricity and the seasons...!
What reflects heat back into space and traps heat near Earth?
Clouds and the atmosphere.
Why does the earth remain warm after sunset?
The surface of the earth holds heat, and the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hold heat all through the night. If the earth had no atmosphere, then at night all the heat would escape out to space and the earth would be freezing.
Why it is cold at night at moon and hot at day?
The Moon has no protective atmosphere, as Earth does. On Earth, the atmosphere absorbs part of the heat, and moves it around.
Does the earth release heat back into the atmosphere at night?
It does not, the night side of the planet loses (radiates) heat away into space. However, cloud cover and the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reflect some of this lost heat back to the planet surface, they act a s a blanket.
How is the atmosphere of the earth similar to being covered by a blanket at night?
Heat is trapped in the atmosphere (the greenhouse effect) and this keeps us warm. So does a blanket.
What causes temperature difference between daytime and night time?
The sun warms the surface of the earth during the day. At night, especially a clear night, that heat rises from the earth into the atmosphere, lowering the temperature.
What holds the heat on the earth?
The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity. The atmosphere protects life on Earth by absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation, warming the surface through heat retention (greenhouse effect), and reducing temperature extremes between day and night.
Why is the moon cold during the night?
Unlike the Earth, the moon had no atmosphere to trap in the solar heat. This heat dissipates quickly back out into space after sunset.
Why are cloudy days cooler but cloudy nights warmer than the clear ones?
During a clear night, as heat absorbed by the earth during the day seeps out, the atmosphere allows the heat to pass through. During a cloudy night, however, the clouds catch and retain the heat in the atmosphere.Clouds trap heat being reflected from the earthThe heat radiation lost from the earth gets reflected by the clouds back to the earth, warming it. Whereas on a clear night it just escapes into space.
Does the atmosphere retain heat at night?
Yes it does.
Why is it colder at night than day?
The sun is no longer heating the surface, so instead of being warmed by its radiation, the surface of the Earth emits longwave radiation of its own (heat) back into the atmosphere. This allows the surface to cool.
Which planet is the moon hotter than in the daytime?
The moon is hotter than the earth in day time but also colder in night time because the earth has a atmosphere which doesnt object us to as much heat or coldness, but the moon has no atmosphere and take in much heat in day time and freezing cold at night :) So most planets with a larger atmosphere unless really close or really far away to the sun isn't as hotter as the earth
What is earth's upper atmosphere?
The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity. The atmosphere protects life on Earth by absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation, warming the surface through heat retention (greenhouse effect), and reducing temperature extremes between day and night (the diurnal temperature variation).
