Weird! Mercury's scorching temps may actually lead to ice.

The video explores how Mercury, despite its proximity to the sun and extreme heat, can have ice deposits at its poles. Scientists suggest that solar wind contributes to a chemical process that forms ice. Mercury's lack of atmosphere allows pockets of cold to exist.

What role does Mercury's close orbit around the sun play in ice formation?

• It causes ice to melt.

• It prevents ice from forming.

• It has no effect on ice formation.

• It contributes to the generation of ice.

How does Mercury's lack of atmosphere affect its surface temperature?

• It prevents heat dissipation, creating hot conditions.

• It allows heat to dissipate easily.

• It has no impact on temperature.

• It causes the planet to be extremely cold.

What happens to hydroxyl groups in Mercury's soil when bombarded by solar wind?

• They break down to form water.

• They form new compounds.

• They evaporate into space.

• They remain unchanged.

What occurs to some of the water molecules formed on Mercury?

• They freeze immediately.

• They all break down into atoms.

• They all escape into space.

• Some break down, while others settle at the poles.

Where do the ice deposits form on Mercury?

• In the equatorial region.

• In the polar craters.

• On the sunlit side.

• In the atmosphere.