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What changes in the way that the moon appears as it orbits the earth?
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What Orbits and is Orbited?
Earth. It orbits the sun and the moon orbits it
When the moon rotates around the sun what happens to the moon?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun; it orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits the Sun.
Which of the earth sun and moon orbits which?
The Sun as it's the only body in the Solar System that is undergoing nuclear fusion.
The earth and the moon travel together around what?
The moon orbits the earth and together the earth and the moon orbits the sun. Together the solar system orbits the center of the milkyway (where it is thought to be a black hole).
What causes the moon to orbit around the sun?
the moon doesent orbit the sun, the earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth.
What changes of the moon do you see from Earth?
The phases of the moon as it orbits the earth
The why does moon appears to change shape as it orbits the sun?
The moon does not orbit the sun directly. The moon orbits the earth which orbits the sun (otherwise our moon would technically be called a dwarf planet).The reason the moon changes appearance when the earth orbits the sun is that a certain times the earth is partially or completely blocking the sunlight and will therefore cast a shadow onto the moon (as viewed from earth).The crescent shadow you see on the moon is actually earth's shadow.
Why does the moon appears to travel across the sky?
Because it does travel across the sky, the moon orbits the earth, the earth doesn't orbit the moon.
Does the Moon's shape change or does how you see it change?
What changes from days to day is the amount of sunlight we see on the moon. As the moon orbits the earth and the earth orbits the sun, the sun hits the moon at a different angle in relation to the earth.
What is the process that causes the moon to change phases?
The moon changes phases because different portions of the moon are illuminated by the sun, as seen by observers on Earth. The angle formed by the sun, the Earth, and the moon, is constantly changing as the Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the Earth.
How is the earth and moon orbit different?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around the Earth.
Why does the moon appears to change shapes?
the moon appears to change shapes because you only see the part of it that reflects sunlight THAT YOU CAN SEE. so of the 1/2 of the moon that is illuminated, you only see part of it, the part changing as the moon orbits the earth.
What kind of satellite is on the moon and orbits Earth?
The moon IS a satellite that orbits earth
What causes the apparent changes of the moon's shape?
The variations in how much reflected sunlight we see as the Moon orbits Earth.
The moon orbits what planet?
The moon with the specific name 'The Moon' orbits planet Earth.
What does the moon refect as it orbits the moon?
The Moon reflects the light of Sun towards Earth as it orbits Earth.
What shape does the moon orbits the earth?
The moon orbits the earth almost a complete circle.
