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What is another name for your moon?
Another name is satellite
If the earth is to the moon what is to the satellite?
The Earth is to the Moon as a planet is to its moon. So, if we're talking about a satellite orbiting a planet, then the planet would be analogous to the Earth, and the satellite would be analogous to the Moon.
The time it takes for sunlight to be reflected from the moon to earth?
Light from the sun takes about 81/3 minutes to reach the moon, and if it bounces off the moon in the direction of Earth, another 1.27 seconds from the moon to Earth.
When was the moon born?
The moon was born when earth smashed into another planet, but the leftover parts formed the moon when the two volcanic planets earth and the other crashed.
How is the moon a satellite to earth?
A satellite is any object that is in orbit around another object. The moon is a natural satellite of the Earth because it orbits around the Earth.
What do the distances of the the moon to the earth and the sun to the earth mean?
"Distance" means how far two object are from one another. In this case, how far the Moon is from Earth, or how far the Sun is from Earth.
Why do you see different phases of the moon if the same side is always facing the earth?
The phases of the moon are the result of the ever-changing positions of the Earth, moon, and sun relative to one another. When the moon and the sun are on opposite sides of the earth (whereby the sun, earth, and moon form a straight line), a full moon occurs. When the moon and sun are on the same side of the earth (whereby the sun,moon, and earth form a straight line), a new moon occurs.
Does the earth wax and wane from the moon?
Yes, it does. There is a full earth, a new earth, and all the phases. One difference is that at one point or another, every part of the earth's surface is visible from the earth-side face of the moon.
When earth moon and sun are in line with one another what occurs?
an eclipse
Is the moon a piece of earth?
No, the moon is not a piece of Earth. It is a natural satellite that orbits around Earth. The current prevailing theory is that the moon was formed from debris created by a giant impact between Earth and another Mars-sized planetesimal called Theia.
Another name for an eclipse of the moon?
The scientific name of Earth's moon is luna
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to what?
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to the sun.
