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Moon diameter: 14 158 mi
sun diameter:864400 mi
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Are the earth sun and the moon the same sizes?
No!
In 10 million years the moon will have moved so far away it will no longer affect?
the sizes of the sun and the moon
What is a partial solar?
If you mean a partial solar eclipse, it is when the moon covers part of the sun as opposed to a total eclipse when the moon covers it all. Coincidentally because of their relitive sizes and distances the sun and moon appear the same size in the sky
What is the angular size of the Sun and the Moon in order for solar eclipses to occur?
* For a solar eclipse, there is no specific requirement about the angular sizes.* For a TOTAL solar eclipse, the angular diameter of the Moon must be larger than that of the Sun.
What does the moon have that the sun and moon don't have?
The moon is included in the sun and the moon, so the moon has everything that the sun and moon have.
What does a total solar eclipse tell us about the sizes of the sun and the moon related to their distances from earth?
It tells us they have just about the same angular size, so the Sun must be about as much further away than the Moon as it is bigger than the Moon (because that's how trigonometry works).
Can you describe a solar eclipse?
Any time the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth line up with the moon between the Sun and Earth there is a solar eclipse. (if the Earth is in the middle then you get a lunar eclipse.) Note that because of the difference in the sizes of the objects, the location of a total solar eclipse is relatively small.
Why do the sun and moon appear to be the same size on a solar eclipse?
Because the sun is thousands of times as far away and just as many times bigger. This is simple geometry. As to why they have this relationship so that they appear to have the same diameter - it is just chance.
During a full moon where is the sun?
During a full moon, the Sun is opposite to the Moon, in the sky.During a full moon, the Sun is opposite to the Moon, in the sky.During a full moon, the Sun is opposite to the Moon, in the sky.During a full moon, the Sun is opposite to the Moon, in the sky.
Are the sun and moon planets?
No. The sun is a star. The moon is a moon.
What is biggest between Sun moon earth?
sun moon and earthBetween the Sun, Moon and the Earth, the Sun is the biggest.
Is the sun and moon rocky?
the moon is but the sun is not
