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Which planet is very hot on the side facing the Sun but very cold on the side not facing the Sun?
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Which planet very hot on one side and very cold on the other?
Mercury because one side of it is always turned towards the Sun.
What will happen if sun doesn't set?
The side of the Earth facing the Sun would get very hot and the side of the Earth in dark would get very cold.
Why isn't Pluto considered a planet a planet anymore?
it is very cold and it is very far away from the sun.
Why is half of mercury is extremely hot and the other is extremely cold?
Answer : The planet Mercury does not rotate on an axis relative to the Sun. Consequently, the side facing the Sun is very hot while the back of the planet away from the Sun, never receiving warming sunlight is relatively cold.Or so it was thought, it has now been pr oven that Mercury does rotate, albeit very slowly. It is close to the sun and lacks a protective atmosphere
Why does Mercury have the largest difference in extreme surface?
It is the closest to the sun so the side that faces the Sun gets very hot. It has no atmosphere to retain the heat, so when the side is facing away from the sun, the temperature drops drastically and it becomes very cold.
What would happn if the eart didn't rotate?
The earth would be a dead planet, with the side facing the sun very hot, and the side facing away from the sun very cold.
Is it hot or cold on all sides of mars?
It is very hot on the side that is facing the sun and very cold on the side that is not facing the sun. This is because Mars has a very thin atmosphere.
Is planet mercury is the atmosphere conductive to live?
Mercury has no Atmosphere and is very hot facing the Sun and very Cold facing away from the Sun. Not conducive to life as we know it.
Which planet is the closest to the Sun. Why isn't it the hottest planet?
The closest planet to the sun is Mercury. Mercury is not the hottest planet because it has no atmosphere to hold onto that heat, so it quickly radiates that heat back into space. As a result the side of Mercury facing the sun is quite hot while the side facing away is cold. Venus, the second planet from the sun, is the hottest as its dense carbon dioxide atmosphere is very good at retaining heat.
If the earth didn't spin what would the air patterns be like?
The side of the planet facing the sun would have air rushing from it to the other side of the planet with the force of a hurricane. The side facing the sun would be a very hot low pressure area, and the other side would be a cold high pressure area. Buildings would be ripped apart by the force of the winds. One word sums it up. Carnage.
Why would astronauts not go to the planet mercury?
The planet is very hot on the side facing the sun, up to 800°F (425°C), but in the near vacuum there, it could be dealt with by shielding and cooling. With Mercury's "day" being 58.6 of our days, astronauts could spend weeks on the "cold" side facing away from the Sun, or on the more-temperate boundary zones.
Which planet very hot on one side and very cold on the other?
Mercury because one side of it is always turned towards the Sun.
What will happen if sun doesn't set?
The side of the Earth facing the Sun would get very hot and the side of the Earth in dark would get very cold.
A planet with a thin atmosphere is?
Hard to say, as the distance from the star will also factor in, but in general, thin atmosphere would mean no insulation, it would be cold. Mars is a classic example of a planet having a thin atmosphere. It is extremely cold on Mars and has a small amount of carbon dioxide in it's atmosphere but is not in high enough concentration to warm the planet. Mercury has no atmosphere and it is hot and cold depending on which part of the planet is facing the Sun. Venus has a very dense amosphere and it is very hot, no matter which surface is facing the Sun.
Moon's temperature changes or not?
The side facing the sun is very hot and when the moon rotates, this same side will not face the sun and it will get very cold, so answer is YES
What does the sun help to rise?
Well, assuming the Earth rotated in such a way that one side was always facing the sun and the opposite side were always facing away from it, like Venus (maybe it was Mercury), then Earth could not support life because the side facing the sun would be very hot, and the other side would be very cold, like Venus, the side always facing the sun is around 900 degrees F, and the cold side is around -280 or -300 degrees F.
The smallest and coldest planet?
Mercury is small and it's night side gets cold... Pluto is very cold but it's a dwarf planet.
