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No, it has nothing to do with the shape of the Earth.
Phases of the Moon are caused by the relative positions of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon. When seen through a telescope, Venus presents similar phases.
However, the circular shape of Earth's shadow that is projected on the Moon' surface during a lunar eclipse is evidence that the Earth is round.
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Why does the shape of the moon change?
the shape of the moon is caused by the movement of the earth. Earth's shadow causes the shapes. As the earth moves, so does its shadow, creating different shapes (phases).
Does the moon change shape in a full orbit?
No - the moon itself stays the same shape. The phases of the moon change as the earth and moon orbit round the sun. The phases are simply the amount of sunlight reflected in relation to the position of the earth's shadow cast on the moon
What are the changes in the shape of the moon as it revolves around the earth?
The phenomenon commonly called the "phases of the moon".
Can the moon change shape?
Yes the moon does change shape. That is why phases of the moon happen. If you did not know, but phases means changes. So phases of the moon is changes of the moon.
What causes half of the moon cycle to happen?
Every month as the Moon cycles through its phases it appears to change shape. The Moon always has the same spherical shape, but stargazers on Earth see different fractions of the dark and illuminated portions of the Moon as the Moon orbits Earth. The common urban myth that Earth's shadow falling on the Mooncauses lunar phases is incorrect.
Would the earth phases be the same as the moon phases?
If you're on the moon, you see the earth go through exactly the same set of phases as we see the moon go through. The only difference is: After New Earth, the crescent starts growing on the other side, and all the earth-phases are the mirror image of the corresponding moon-phase. The result is really cool, and it really makes you think ... if that's something you're not afraid to do once in a while: At any moment, (the shape of the moon seen from earth) plus (the shape of earth seen from the moon) always adds up to be exactly one complete disk.
The different shapes of the moon seen from earth are called?
Moon Phases , or Lunar Phases.
What can be seen from earth's orbit other than the moon?
The moon's phases can be seen from the earth, but not by an observer on the moon. Similarly, the earth's phases can be seen from the moon, but not by an observer on the earth.
What are the changes in shape the moon seems to go through called?
The changes in shape that the moon goes through are called phases.
How does the phases of the moon and evidence for this?
Your question is incomplete.
What causes the moon to change it's shape?
The moon does not change shapes. The shadow of the earth on the moon changes how much of it you can see.Another viewpoint: I think this question is about the "phases" of the Moon.The Moon only appears to change shape during its different phases.Exactly one half of the Moon is in sunlight at any time. The phases occur because the Moon orbits Earth. That causes us to see different amounts of the sunlit Moon, and so its shape seems to change.
Where do the phases of the moon occur?
The phases of the moon can be observed from any location on Earth.
