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Why is the moon freezing when facing away from the Sun and boiling hot when facing toward the Sun? give a good simple, 6th grade like answer or i may not get credit

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The reason for this extreme temperature difference is the moon's lack of an atmosphere. The earth and the moon receive similar amounts of energy from the sun, but in the case of earth, the atmosphere deflects and absorbs some of that heat.

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