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Briefly explain why the moon doesn't have an atmosphere or plate tectonic activity.

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Answer:

The Moon's mantle, too cool to move easily, has no convection and no active tectonic plate motions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tectonic plate motions in Earth are driven by convection in the mantle—the solid mantle actually moves at rates of a few centimeters a year.

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