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Yes. If you're standing somewhere on the moon's half-surface that always faces the earth,
then the earth is always in your sky, and you see it go through a cycle of phases every
29.53 days, just as the moon does in our sky.
But the shapes of the phases that the earth displays to an observer on the moon are exactly
opposite the sequence of shapes that we see the moon display.
The result is that the illuminated portion of the moon in earth's sky, plus the illuminated portion
of earth in the moon's sky, always add up to exactly one fully illuminated disk.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoYes. If you take the shape of the moon as seen from earth, and the shape of
earth as seen from the moon, and fit them together on a piece of paper, they
always add up to exactly one full disk.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoYes, infact all eliptical bodies or orbs undergoes phases. It would have been better understood if only earth could be viewed directly from the surface of the sun, the same way the moon is been studied from the earths surface.
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What is a comet's relationship with Earth's moon?
There is no relationship whatsoever between Earth's moon and any comet.
What is the relationship between the phases of the moon and summer solstice?
The phases of the moon are not affected by solstice dates or equinox dates, they are caused by the sun shining on it at different angles while the moon is orbiting the Earth and new and full moons rarely coincide with "summer solstice" dates.
How do S-E-M relationships produce lunar phases and eclipses?
S-E-M in this case stands for "Sun - Earth - Moon", and the relationship between the Moon circling the Earth and both of them being illuminated by the Sun explains the phases of the Moon; we're looking at the Moon from HERE, but the sunlight illuminating the Moon is coming from over THERE. Eclipses can only happen when the Earth and Moon are lined up so precisely that the shadow of one falls on the other. A solar eclipse is where the Moon's shadow touches the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the Earth's shadow darkens the Moon.
The earth experiences spring tides at which two phases of the moon?
Full Moon and New Moon phases.
Where is the moon when high tides occur?
the moon is at new or full moon phases in other words between earth and sun, or 'behind' earth. This is because the gravitational pull works with the sun.
What is the relationship between the Earth the Sun and the phases of the Moon?
maria
The different phases of the moon are caused by?
Actually it is not the rotation of the earth but the orbit of the moon around the earth that causes the phases of the moon. The moon's relationship in it's orbit with regard to the sun is what causes the phases to change. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, it is in a "new moon" phase because the only side of the moon that is lit with sunshine is the far side or the unseen side of the moon. When the earth is between the sun and the moon, the moon is at "full moon" phase. In between these two extremes gives us the 1st quarter and the 3rd quarter phases.
Is there a relationship between phases of the moon and our weather?
No
Is there a relationship between the phase of the moon such as full or quarter and how high the moon is in the sky?
No. The Moons phases are determined by the relative angles between the Sun, Earth and Moon. The changing position of the moon in the sky is because of the Earth's rotation, so is dependent on the time of day.
How many phases occur when the moon is between the sun and earth?
3 to 5 phases
What is a comet's relationship with Earth's moon?
There is no relationship whatsoever between Earth's moon and any comet.
How do you know that there is a correlation between the phases of the moon and the tides on earth?
By new and full moon
What is the relationship between the phases of the moon and summer solstice?
The phases of the moon are not affected by solstice dates or equinox dates, they are caused by the sun shining on it at different angles while the moon is orbiting the Earth and new and full moons rarely coincide with "summer solstice" dates.
The different shapes of the moon seen from earth are called?
Moon Phases , or Lunar Phases.
Why do moon phases occur?
The moon reflects the light of the sun.As the moon revolves around the earth its relative position between the earth and the sun changes, so light is reflected from different portions of the moon. This is what causes the phases.
What can be seen from earth's orbit other than the moon?
The moon's phases can be seen from the earth, but not by an observer on the moon. Similarly, the earth's phases can be seen from the moon, but not by an observer on the earth.
What causes the relationship between the Sun Moon and Earth during each lunar phase?
Imagine an angle, with the Earth at the vertex and the sun and moon on the two rays. -- New Moon . . . the angle is zero. -- Crescent phases . . . the angle is acute. -- First Quarter and Third Quarter . . . the angle is 90°. -- Gibbous phases . . . the angle is obtuse. -- Full Moon . . . the angle is 180°.
