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Yes, but different portions (size of area) of the moon reflect sunlight throughout the moon cycles which causes the moon to change shape.
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As the sunlit fraction of the moon gets larger, we say the moon is what?
The gibbous moon appears to grow fatter each night until we see the full sunlit face of the Moon. We call this phase the full moon. It rises almost exactly as the Sun sets and sets just as the Sun rises the next day. The Moon has now completed one half of the lunar month while orbiting earth. Hope this helps!
Does the far side or the near side of the moon always face the earth?
It always faces away from the earth
Can we always entire illuminated portion of the moon?
When the entire face of the moon is lit, it is a full moon.
Your moon always shows the same face to the earth?
True.
Why does the Tycho crater always face the earth?
The moon rotates in such a way that one face always points towards the Earth. This is because the Earth has tides - over time the tidal forces gradually removed energy from the Moon's rotation so it ended up always facing the Earth.
Is there a point on earth where you will always face mecca?
Wherever you are on the earth, you can stand facing Mecca, or turn to face away from Mecca. This is true for every point on the face of the earth. The choice is yours everywhere.
During the summer does the earth face the moon?
some part of the earth ALWAYS faces the moon. ALWAYS (its a big ball we live on)
Why is one face of the moon always seen?
This is because the moon's rotation on its own axis exactly matches its rotation around the earth, meaning the same face of the moon is always facing the earth
How many earth days is it in mercury?
If this question means how long is a day on mercury, the anwer is infinite because the same face always points to the sun (like the same face of the moon always points to the earth).
Why do astronomers on earth always see the same side of the moon?
15 days one side 15 days other No it's always the same face. Because the moon spins on its axis exactly once per its orbit of the earth. It's a tidal friction effect. In zillions of year's time the same face of the earth will always face the moon also.
What causes one side of your moon to always face the Earth?
tidal lock
Why does the sameside of the moon always face earth?
It doesn't! The moon turns on its axis.
