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Yes Because the suns light reflects on the moon. we cannot see the sun because its on the back part of the earth so we will be on the dark side
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Why do the moon's phases look like they do?
The moon's phases look the way they do because it takes one monthe for the moon to rotate around the Earth. You can only see certain parts of the moon because the light of the sun shines only on the part of the moon not covered by the Earth.
Why can you see the moon at night?
The sun shines to the moon at night time
Why does the moon change its shape and size?
Simply the moon does not change its shape it stays round all the time. The light from the sun only hits a part of the moon at a time. So simply you only see the part of the moon the light shines on
Why does the moon appear to wax and then wane?
The moon doesn't really change shape, it is always a full, whole, spherical moon. We just can't always see all of it, we can only see the light side. The sun shines on a specific side of the moon, and because earth (and the moon) are always moving, the sun is shining on different areas of the moon every day. During a new moon, the sun is shining on the part of the moon we can't see.
How does the earth moon shine?
The moon shines be reflecting the radiation Kinetic Energy from the sun (reflecting sunlight); keep in mind that similar to Earth,only half of the moon is lit by the sun's direct rays and as the moon travels around the Earth, the part of the lit moon that we can see changes, resulting in the lunar phases.
Why do the moon's phases look like they do?
The moon's phases look the way they do because it takes one monthe for the moon to rotate around the Earth. You can only see certain parts of the moon because the light of the sun shines only on the part of the moon not covered by the Earth.
What is the part of the moon you can see from earth?
you could see the halve of one side. But on the other side its pitch black. sun never shines in the other side of the moon
Why can you see the moon at night?
The sun shines to the moon at night time
Where does moon gets its light?
We're able to see the moon because the sun shines on it.
Why does the moon change its shape and size?
Simply the moon does not change its shape it stays round all the time. The light from the sun only hits a part of the moon at a time. So simply you only see the part of the moon the light shines on
Why does the moon appear to wax and then wane?
The moon doesn't really change shape, it is always a full, whole, spherical moon. We just can't always see all of it, we can only see the light side. The sun shines on a specific side of the moon, and because earth (and the moon) are always moving, the sun is shining on different areas of the moon every day. During a new moon, the sun is shining on the part of the moon we can't see.
How does the earth moon shine?
The moon shines be reflecting the radiation Kinetic Energy from the sun (reflecting sunlight); keep in mind that similar to Earth,only half of the moon is lit by the sun's direct rays and as the moon travels around the Earth, the part of the lit moon that we can see changes, resulting in the lunar phases.
Where does the light come from that you see from the moon?
The light comes from the Sun. Not only does the Sun shine on Earth, but it also shines on the Moon. The sunlight that shines onto the Moon is reflected back into space and we see it as moon light. NB All the othert planets in the Solar System will have sun lighty.
Why do full moons occur?
it is becuase the sun shines on the moon and when we look up we see the full moon because the moon is abouf the earth and the sunlight shines on the earth and the moon and we see it full and the other side is dark the moon revolve around earth so that is why we have diffrent frases
When sunlight shines on the moon and people on earth are able to see an entire face of the moon it is called a?
That would be a full moon.
When you see the moon is full moon?
You can see the moon when it is not full. The sun lights up part of the moon, but if you look carefully when the moon is not full, you can see the darker parts. This is easier when only a small part of the moon appears to be lit, as a brighter moon glares out the darker part making it harder to see.
Can people on earth always see thee part of the moon that is illuminated?
No, we can see only 59% of the moon.
