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Does the apparent size of the moon change with is phases?
No,The moon will not change size unless an asteroid hits it,that has not happened in a long time,when i was outside once,the moon was huge!but my father,and astrometer, says it cannot change size.
How many times bigger is the Earth from the Moon?
The diameter of the Earth is 12,742 km. The diameter of the Moon is 3,474 km. This means that the moon is approximately 27% the size of the Earth or around 1/4. To answer your question more directly, the Earth is about 4 times the size of the Moon.
Is the sun and the moon the same size why do they appear to be the same size?
They appear to be the same size, as the sun is a very long distance away. The sun is many times larger than the moon.
Is the moon as big as the sun?
No. The sun is 400 times the size of the moon.
Why do astronauts seem to be bounding rather than walking normally on the moon?
Because gravity is much lower there because the size of the moon is many times smaller than the size of the earth. The power of the gravity depends on the size of the planet.
When will the moon get its biggest?
The moon does not change in size
Why does the sun and moon look the same size to us on earth?
The sun is millions of times bigger than the moon, but the moon is many times closer to Earth.
Does the apparent size of the moon change with is phases?
No,The moon will not change size unless an asteroid hits it,that has not happened in a long time,when i was outside once,the moon was huge!but my father,and astrometer, says it cannot change size.
How many times bigger is the Earth from the Moon?
The diameter of the Earth is 12,742 km. The diameter of the Moon is 3,474 km. This means that the moon is approximately 27% the size of the Earth or around 1/4. To answer your question more directly, the Earth is about 4 times the size of the Moon.
Is the sun and the moon the same size why do they appear to be the same size?
They appear to be the same size, as the sun is a very long distance away. The sun is many times larger than the moon.
Is thke moon larger or smallery from the moon?
The moon size does not change. It's apparent size is smaller the further away from it you go.
Is the moon as big as the sun?
No. The sun is 400 times the size of the moon.
When all visual distance cues are removed viewers will see the moon on the horizon to be the same size as the moon when it is overhead?
Yes because the moon does not change size.
Why do astronauts seem to be bounding rather than walking normally on the moon?
Because gravity is much lower there because the size of the moon is many times smaller than the size of the earth. The power of the gravity depends on the size of the planet.
Why do the sun and moon appear to be the same in size and shape?
The sun is approximately 400 times the size of the moon, however, it is also approximately 400 times farther away. This relationship cancels out and makes the sun and the moon appear observationally to be the same size on earth.
How many time is the sun larger than the moon?
In terms of diameter, the Sun is 400 times the Moon's diameter. It is also 400 times as far away and this means that the disk of the moon and the sun appear the same size when viewed from earth.
Is the moon about twice the size of the earth?
umm... no. The moon is about 4 times smaller than the Earth
