Mercury's surface temperature can vary depending on its distance from the sun, ranging from over 800 degrees Fahrenheit on the side facing the sun to around -290 degrees Fahrenheit on the side facing away from the sun.
The side that faces away from the flashlight or the sun is always the dark side.
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.
Neptune is the farthest planet away from the Sun. It is cold, but actually warmer than Uranus.
Mercury, with almost no atmosphere, is also closest to the sun and has the largest range of temperatures between the side facing the sun and the side facing away - a difference of about 600 K.
230 degrees
It drops to 147 C.
It can get down to 80 K.
The side of Mercury that faces the sun is extremely heated, however the side of Mercury that faces away from the sun is extremely cold.
sense it does not spin on it's axis its both hot and cold. the side facing the sun is hot and the side away is relatively cold
Mercury's surface temperature can vary depending on its distance from the sun, ranging from over 800 degrees Fahrenheit on the side facing the sun to around -290 degrees Fahrenheit on the side facing away from the sun.
The side that faces away from the flashlight or the sun is always the dark side.
cold
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.
If the Earth stopped rotating, there would be significant impacts. The side facing the Sun would become very hot while the side facing away would become very cold. This temperature difference could lead to extreme weather patterns and have disastrous consequences for life on Earth.
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.
Neptune is the farthest planet away from the Sun. It is cold, but actually warmer than Uranus.