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Are the phrases of the moon caused by the positions of the moon and earth?
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T or F The phases of the moon are caused by the positions of the Earth Sun and Moon?
True. The phases of the Moon are caused by our Earthly view of the sunshine on the Moon.
What causes moon phrases?
The perigee occurs at 11:34 PM tomorrow night and the full moon is a minute.:)The Sun casts the shadow of the Earth on the Moon. The Earth, Sun, and Moon change positions, causing the phases.
Why does the moon go through phrases?
As the earth rotates the shadow falls on the moon , so the phrases.
What causes tides and what affects their heights?
Tides are caused by the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun. Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the heights of the tides during a month.
Bulge of the ocean is pulled toward the moon by what?
The tidal effects are caused by the gravitational forces of the moon and sun. The different positions of the sun and moon are the causes of high and low tides on Earth.
Why do tides occur at different spots on earth?
Tides are caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon on the water in oceans and big lakes. Since the earth is spherical, the moon is in different positions relative to different spots on the earth.
Does the absolute positions of the moon and earth and sun change as the moon orbits the earth?
yes
Are phases of moon evidence of shape of the earth?
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.
What are the relative positions of the Moon Earth and Sun when the tidal bulges are at their largest?
In a line. Sun, Moon, Earth or Sun, Earth, Moon
What causes the phase of the moon as seen from earth?
The motion of the moon in its orbit, which takes it to positions where we see more or less of the moon's lighted half from earth.
Why does the moon apper to change shape as it orbits the earth?
Because of the relative positions of the earth, sun and moon.
Are the moon sun and earth allined by magnetism?
Magnetism is not involved in the positions or motions of the sun, moon, or earth.
