The biggest difference in day-time and night-time temperature in mercury is due toGroup of answer choicesno atmosphere.less density.low humidity.less conductivity.

The day-night temperature difference on Mercury is so extreme because(Select All the answers that are correct)Group of answer choicesthe daylight and darkness both last about 88 Earth days eachMercury orbits close to the SunMercury has the longest solar day among all of the planetsMercury has the longest spin day among all of the planetsits spin is tidally locked to the Sun, so Mercury completes one spin every orbit around the Sun, similar to the Earth-Moon system

Where can one find a wide difference in day and night temperatures?

The day-night temperature difference on the Moon is so extreme because(Select All the answers that are correct)Group of answer choicesthere is no atmosphere to insulate the heat from the Sunthe lunar days and lunar nights last about a half a month eachthe Moon’s rotational axis is tilted by 5 degrees to the Earth’s orbit around the Sunthe Moon’s elliptical orbit brings it much closer to and much farther from the Sun

If, in the remote future, we establish a base on Mercury, keeping track of time will be a challenge. Discuss how to define a year on Mercury, and the two ways to define a day. Can you come up with ways that humans raised on Earth might deal with time cycles on Mercury?

The day/night temperature difference is much larger on land than the ocean because:Question 31Select one:the ocean has a higher heat capacitythe land has a higher albedothe ocean absorbs more energythe land has a higher heat capacitypeople live on the land surfacethe land surface is not smooth like the ocean