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How is one cycle of day and night on the moon different than on earth?
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Does the moon have daytime and night time?
Like the Earth, the moon rotates on its axis. This means that the surface of the moon has a sunlit and sunless time. This creats a lunar day and night. The lunar day/night cycle is about 28 Earth days long.
Why you see different shapes of moon every night from the earth?
because the moon is rotating too so you see a different area each night
Does the moon change from night to night?
The appearance of the moon changes from night to night because different parts of the moon are illuminated by sunlight, from the perspective of the viewer here on Earth. The moon itself is not changing, it remains the same.
What cycle takes 28 days to complete?
The moon's cycle around the earth.
How are day and night different on earth and the moon?
they different because they change the hours of the day and they know when is night and day cause they change it .
Does the moon move in a regular pattern from night to night?
Yes it does, a pattern that repeats. Starting with new moon, when we see nothing, the moon seems to get bigger from night to night as the angle between Sun, Moon and Earth changes. The phases are named differently by different people but may be called new moon, new crescent, half moon, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, old half moon, old crescent, then new moon again. The cycle takes about 29.53 days on average.
Does the moon have daytime and night time?
Like the Earth, the moon rotates on its axis. This means that the surface of the moon has a sunlit and sunless time. This creats a lunar day and night. The lunar day/night cycle is about 28 Earth days long.
Why you see different shapes of moon every night from the earth?
because the moon is rotating too so you see a different area each night
Does the moon change from night to night?
The appearance of the moon changes from night to night because different parts of the moon are illuminated by sunlight, from the perspective of the viewer here on Earth. The moon itself is not changing, it remains the same.
When does full moon happens?
When the side of the moon that faces Earth (the same side of the moon always faces Earth) is fully bathed in sunlight. The Moon experiences day and night cycles, but it takes 28 days for the moon to complete a day/night cycle because of the Moon's relatively slow spin (which is what keeps the same side of the Moon facing Earth).
A full moon happens when?
When the side of the moon that faces Earth (the same side of the moon always faces Earth) is fully bathed in sunlight. The Moon experiences day and night cycles, but it takes 28 days for the moon to complete a day/night cycle because of the Moon's relatively slow spin (which is what keeps the same side of the Moon facing Earth).
What cycle takes 28 days to complete?
The moon's cycle around the earth.
Does the Moon move farther east each night?
The appearance that the moon is changing shape is actually just an illusion. The 'shape' of the moon depends on where the moon is in reference to the Sun & Earth. The light is reflected from the Earth and hits the moon, which lets us see it. All the while, the moon is orbiting the earth, and the earth is orbiting the sun. This is why different amounts of light hit the moon each day. Since we are all orbiting at the same speed, there is a cycle. This cycle is in tune with a woman's menstrual cycle.
How are day and night different on earth and the moon?
they different because they change the hours of the day and they know when is night and day cause they change it .
Why can you see the full moon only at night?
Because this is how the moon cycle works: MOON---EARTH---SUN=full moon EARTH---MOON---SUN=new moon. So, when you see the moon during the daytime, it's because its orbit is interfering with the Sun's. But during a full moon, when the moon is behind the Earth, it cannot interfere. See?
Why does the moon look different every night.?
because of the rotation of the earth and the moons orbit
Why does the moon have different shapes at different times of the mouth?
The earth casts a shadow upon the moon. As the position of the moon at night changes over a monthly schedule. This is why the moon waxes and wanes. And why when the moon is directly between the earth and the sun you can an eclipse. Where as at peak when there is no shadow you get a full moon.
