SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
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Earth is bigger so cools slower
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Moon gets no sunlight
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Moon is actually warmer
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Earth has water on it
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Moon doesn’t have an atmosphere to absorb sunlight like the Earth does, and so the surface gets very hot. The Moon’s lack of atmosphere also lets heat escape during lunar nights so that it gets rather chilly on the surface!
Detailed explanation-2: -In addition, life has modified the compositions of the atmosphere and oceans. The combination of these forces means that the Earth’s surface is very young. The surface of the Moon changes slowly, because none of these factors are active. The Moon is essentially “dead” geologically with little tectonic activity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The mass of the Moon is less than that of the Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Temperatures on the moon are very hot in the daytime, about 100 degrees C. At night, the lunar surface gets very cold, as cold as minus 173 degrees C. This wide variation is because Earth’s moon has no atmosphere to hold in heat at night or prevent the surface from getting so hot during the day.