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We on earth always see the same face of the moon, but the "dark side" of the moon is not always dark. For example, in a lunar eclipse, the back side of the moon is receiving all of the sunlight, while the side facing us receives none.
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Which side of the moon do you see from earth?
The "near" side of the moon is the side that always faces Earth. The "far" side of the moon can only be seen from space. The dark side of the moon is the title of a Pink Floyd album. There is no side of the moon that is always dark.
Is the near side of the moon the dark side?
"the near side of moon is not dark" this is not entirely correct answer. there are infact many times when the near side of the moon is dark throughout the year. the moon has day and night cycles aswell as other forms of darkness. first off, a full moon seen on earth is when the sun shines light on the moon without the earth being in the way to cast a shadow on the surface. however a Crescent Moon is the moon being partially shadowed by the earth, so the near side is actually dark because the earth is blocking out the sun light to it. also depending on the position of the moon the far side gets the light and the near side wont. this is because the sun is stationary and the moon goes around the earth. there will always be a light side and dark side of the moon just like there is on earth a day and night but you have to remember that its not night all around earth at the same time, same goes for the moon. also the dark side of the moon generally refers to the far side, which is not always dark.
The Moon's near side always faces earth due to what?
The moon's near side always faces earth because of the definition of the word "near". If it didn't always face earth, it wouldn't be known as the "near side".
When the near side of the moon is dark is it a full moon?
Yes. The Moon's rotation on its axis is synchronous to its orbit of the Earth, timed so the same face of the Moon always faces Earth. But variations in viewing agles due to various orbital conditions allow us, over time, to view about 59 percent of the Moon's surface from Earth. The far side of the Moon is not dark any more than is the near side. As does Earth, every place on the Moon experiences light days and dark nights.
What is the difference between the near side of the moon and the far side of the moon?
There are more craters and fewer maria (the dark patches) on the "far side" than the "near side" . The moon revolves on its axis as it revolves around the Earth at a speed that ensures that the "near side" is always visible to us on Earth. As a result, the "far side" is exposed to the rest of the solar system much more than the "near side".
Is the near side (facing Earth) always the dark?
We on earth always see the same face of the moon, but the "dark side" of the moon is not always dark. For example, in a lunar eclipse, the back side of the moon is receiving all of the sunlight, while the side facing us receives none.
Is the near side(facing earth) always the dark side?
We on earth always see the same face of the moon, but the "dark side" of the moon is not always dark. For example, in a lunar eclipse, the back side of the moon is receiving all of the sunlight, while the side facing us receives none.
Is the near side of the moon (facing Earth) always the dark side?
The side of the moon facing the earth is always partly lit except for a split second when the new moon takes place every 27-28 days. It is never the dark side except for that split second.
Is the Near Side of the moon always facing the Earth?
Yes. The Moon's rotation on its axis is in sync with it's orbit around Earth. Therefore, the near side of the Moon is always facing Earth.
Is the near side facing Earth always the dark side Explain?
the question does make sense. i assume your taking about the moon.yes. because the wanning gibous and waxing gibous (phases of the moon) would be backwards if the dark side was'nt facing the moon because of the way the sunlight lighting up the moon is angled.
What is the phrase when you see the entire side of the moon facing the earth?
The side of the moon we see is properly called the "near side" as we always see this face. The other side, facing away from the earth, is the "far side". As different regions of the moon see sunlight as it orbits the earth, it is usually incorrect to call any side the "dark side"
Which side of moon is always facing the earth?
The side we always see, of course. This is called the "near side". The side we don't see is called the "far side".
Which side of the moon do you see from earth?
The "near" side of the moon is the side that always faces Earth. The "far" side of the moon can only be seen from space. The dark side of the moon is the title of a Pink Floyd album. There is no side of the moon that is always dark.
Is the near side of the moon the dark side?
"the near side of moon is not dark" this is not entirely correct answer. there are infact many times when the near side of the moon is dark throughout the year. the moon has day and night cycles aswell as other forms of darkness. first off, a full moon seen on earth is when the sun shines light on the moon without the earth being in the way to cast a shadow on the surface. however a Crescent Moon is the moon being partially shadowed by the earth, so the near side is actually dark because the earth is blocking out the sun light to it. also depending on the position of the moon the far side gets the light and the near side wont. this is because the sun is stationary and the moon goes around the earth. there will always be a light side and dark side of the moon just like there is on earth a day and night but you have to remember that its not night all around earth at the same time, same goes for the moon. also the dark side of the moon generally refers to the far side, which is not always dark.
The Moon's near side always faces earth due to what?
The moon's near side always faces earth because of the definition of the word "near". If it didn't always face earth, it wouldn't be known as the "near side".
Can you see dark side of the moon?
The Moon keeps the same side to the Earth. So there's a side you can't see from Earth. However it's best to call it the "far side" because that side does get lit by the Sun as the Moon goes round us. It's just that we never see it. I haven't deleted the answer below, but I don't think it really helps us much. The point is that all we see is the "near side". It's fully lit at Full Moon, but mostly it's partly lit by the Sun as the Moon orbits us.
Why would the sun not come out all day?
In some places near the north and south poles, it does. The Earth has a light side facing the Sun, and a dark half. At most places the Earth's rotation takes them into the dark side every evening and the Sun disappears until the morning.
