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Why are temperatures on the moon extreme?

The moon does not have an atmosphere - on the sunlit side it is excruciatingly hot whereas on the night side of the moon it is bitterly cold.


How does the moon's lack of an atmosphere affect its temperatures?

The sunny side gets extremely hot. The dark side gets extremely cold.


Why does the moon get so cold and so hot?

It gets hot and cold. Hot because there is no atmosphere so the sun's rays get in much easily. Cold because there is not atmosphere to trap the heat and don't forget the moon rotates so it still has day and night.


Is the moon very hot?

No, the moon is quite cold. Unlike the earth and other large planets, the moon's gravity is just a fraction of earth's and so it is not strong enough to retain an atmosphere. So, without an atmosphere, the surface of the moon is no different from deep space... with a floor. Heat energy radiates out into space and dissipates. Thus, the ambient temperature approaches absolute zero.


Why the temperature of the moon vary so much?

emperatures vary so greatly because there is no atmosphere, because the moon's surface gravity is so weak that gasses can easily escape into space. Because it has no atmosphere, heat energy from hot locales cannot be moved to colder locales. Therefore, the side facing the sun will be very hot (to the touch) and very cold on the side away from the sun. In addition, because the moon does not have an atmosphere to contain the heat or cold, the temperatures on the moon fluctuate severely during the night and day.

Related Questions

Why are temperatures on the moon extreme?

The moon does not have an atmosphere - on the sunlit side it is excruciatingly hot whereas on the night side of the moon it is bitterly cold.


What is the weature like on the moon?

The weather on the moon is always dry and hot (on sunlit side) or cold (on dark side). The weather never changes on the moon since there is no atmosphere.


How does the moon's lack of an atmosphere affect its temperatures?

The sunny side gets extremely hot. The dark side gets extremely cold.


What is process in the seasons?

the process of all the seasons are the earth tilting and rotating on it axil and as the moon showing the other side of the world it is cold when the suns at derect point its hot


Is Air hot or cold on the moon?

the moon actually has no air on the moon.


If hot is cold and cold is hot what is left and right?

they are to this side and that


Is the earths moon too cold or too hot to have liquid?

both On the dark side water freezes and on the light side it would boil off.


What side is hot and cold on a faucet?

The left side of a faucet is typically hot, while the right side is cold.


Which side of a faucet is typically hot and which side is cold?

The left side of a faucet is typically hot, while the right side is cold.


What kind of weather is on uranus?

cold and wet on one side hot on the other


Why does Lincoln LS blow hot air on passenger side?

Why does my Lincoln LS V8 Blow cold air on one side and hot air on the other side


What is the difference between the hot and cold side of a faucet?

The hot side of a faucet is connected to the hot water supply, which is heated, while the cold side is connected to the cold water supply. The hot side releases water at a higher temperature, while the cold side releases water at a lower temperature.