The astronaut drives an
electric car on the Moon.
Why can't petrol-driven
cars we use on Earth be
used on the Moon?
Answers
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Explanation: When the Apollo astronauts drove around on the moon, they had to settle for a little buggy. ... There's no oxygen on the moon, so your engine can't burn fuel to generate power. In addition, your rubber tires would crack or melt on the surface, where temperatures range from that of liquid nitrogen to boiling water.
Answer and Explanation:
A petrol engine is based on the principle of combustion. It takes hydrocarbon (petrol) and oxygen (from the air), and an ignitor (spark plug) to trigger the chemical reaction called colloquially “combustion”.
There is no atmosphere surrounding the moon which could contain oxygen.
No oxygen, no combustion. Of course you could bring a supply of oxygen to the moon to run that engine, but that would be less efficient than using battery power.
Why is there no oxygen and no proper atmosphere on the moon? That takes a whole lot more of science stuff to answer. That, or a feverent belief that God wanted to have no petrol stations out there.