answersLogoWhite

0

Well you see, the Earth has an atmosphere, the moon doesn't. That's why people/astronuats have to wear space suits.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What are some differences between the earth and moon?

The moon is smaller, uninhabited, and barren. The Moon does not have oxygen but the Earth does. No gravity on moon but the Earth does. No water, land, life, on the moon.


Does the earth and moon have atmosphere?

Obviously the Earth has an atmosphere, and the moon also has one, although it is weaker and does not contain oxygen.


Does earth and the moon have an atmosphere?

Obviously the Earth has an atmosphere, and the moon also has one, although it is weaker and does not contain oxygen.


Why the moon able to support life as well as earth?

Life is supported on earth and not the sun or moon because, earth is the only planet with oxygen and the gasses people need to breathe. There is also water, light, and the earth is always a comfortable temperature. The moon and the sun are either to hot or to coldand don't have oxygen to breathe.


Is there oxygen on both the moon and earth surfaces?

There may be oxygen on the moon's surface locked up in chemical compounds of the rocks and dust, but no free oxygen, no. The moon has virtually no atmosphere to speak of.


Is there oxygen on the moon?

There is oxygen on the moon, but not as a gas. It is bound up chemically in minerals. Free oxygen, the gas, is not held to the moon as an atmosphere because the moon has not enough gravity to hold a noticeable atmosphere.


What moon has oxygen?

No moon known in the universe, but Earth's moon has frozen water. correction Jupiter's moon (europa) a candidate for terraforming has Oxygen, Saturn's Moon has Oxygen. but is it breathable? we dont know.


Do earth's moon have air?

No, as it is in space and has no atmosphere of it's own.


Does the moon have oxygen?

The moon does not have enough oxygen for us to be able to live there. If this does not fully answer your question then try visiting the NASA website for more detail.


How much oxygen is there on the moon?

There is quite a lot of oxygen on the moon, just not in the form of a gas. It is tied up in the rocks as metal oxides and other minerals.


Does earth's moon have oxygen?

No, its gravity is too low to hold an atmosphere.


Does the moon have more oxygen than earth?

No, the Moon does not have more oxygen than Earth. The Moon has almost no atmosphere, so there is very little oxygen present on its surface. Earth, on the other hand, has a rich atmosphere with about 21% oxygen.