What happens if the moon comes very near the earth?

The moon comes near the sun and they from a solar ecliopses

The Moon is the closest to Earth

The near side of the moon faces the Earth.

That depends what you call "near". The moon is about 390 times farther from the sun that it is from the earth.

The Sun always shines on half of the Moon. As the Moon circles the Earth, we Earthlings see a the near half of the Moon, but we can't always see all of the illuminated half. This difference in direction - the Sun shines from the Sun but we see from the Earth - causes the effect of "phases" of the Moon.

The new moon is the monthly phase of the moon where it is completely unlit (or as near to being completely unlit as possible that month). If you think about it, this is going to happen when the moon is between the earth and the sun. New moon happens when it is as close as it can be to casting a shadow on the earth. The moon doesn't cast a shadow on the earth every month, because of the relationship of the orbits of earth and moon. Every now and then, the moon does cast a shadow on the earth at the time of new moon. When this happens, the moon is eclipsing the sun. There are several kinds of solar eclipse, and few things are as beautiful or as awesome as a total solar eclipse.

The side of the moon that always faces the Earth is referred to as the "Near Side."

the near side is the side of the moon that is always facing earth, and as such is closer to the earth then the far side which is always facing away from 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.

For a "spring tide" to occur, the Sun and Moon are lined up with the Earth; either near the new moon or near the full moon. This is because the Sun and the Moon each cause their own tidal forces on the Earth's oceans, and when the forces are lined up, they add together. A "neap tide" occurs when the tidal forces of the Sun and the Moon work at right angles to each other, lessening the total effect of the tides. This happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth form a triangle pattern. This happens at the first or third quarter phases of the Moon.

In the "new moon" phase, the Moon is almost (but not quite!) between the Earth and the Sun. You can't see it, for two reasons; first, the Moon and Sun will rise and set at about the same times, so the Moon is competing against the Sun's bright glare, and second, the illuminated side of the Moon is the FAR side; the near side of the Moon is dark. When the Moon comes EXACTLY between the Earth and the Sun, then we have a solar eclipse. This happens about twice a year, when the crossing-point between the plane of the Moon's orbit and the ecliptic happens to line up with the Sun-Earth line. Sometimes the Moon doesn't QUITE line up on one orbit, and doesn't QUITE line up on the next; then we get two partial eclipses a month apart.

No. "Days" and "nights" on the Moon take about 15 days each. At the full moon, the near side of the Moon is fully illuminated; at the new moon, the near side is mostly dark. (However, the near side of the Moon is still slightly illuminated by Earthshine, the light of the Sun that reflects off of the Earth. )

a currently popular theory is that the moon came about when an asteroid collided with earth, ejecting what is now the moon into near-earth orbit.

the entire moon is always near earth...! the side near us is nearer because we can see it

Because the near side is protected somewhat by the earth.

Correct answer: For a "spring tide" to occur, the Sun and Moon are lined up with the Earth; either near the new moon or near the full moon. This is because the Sun and the Moon each cause their own tidal forces on the Earth's oceans, and when the forces are lined up, they add together. A "neap tide" occurs when the tidal forces of the Sun and the Moon work at right angles to each other, lessening the total effect of the tides. This happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth form a triangle pattern. This happens at the first or third quarter phases of the Moon. Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_are_the_sun_moon_and_earth_during_a_neap_tide_and_a_spring_tide

The moon is much closer to the earth that the sun. The moon is about 239,000 miles away. The sun is about 93,000,000 miles away.

you have to be near the moon

The gravitational force of attraction between the moon and an object on or near its surface is 0.165 of the force between the Earth and the same object on or near Earth's surface.

"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.

Yes. The moon is close to the planet it orbits: Earth.

.A new or full moon which occurs with the Moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. In short, Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth.

Moon Near-Earth Objects (asteroids, comets) Venus Mars

Without gravity, the Moon would not orbit Earth. If it were anywhere near Earth, it would just continue moving in a straight line, and eventually get far away from Earth. Without gravity, the Moon would not orbit Earth. If it were anywhere near Earth, it would just continue moving in a straight line, and eventually get far away from Earth. Without gravity, the Moon would not orbit Earth. If it were anywhere near Earth, it would just continue moving in a straight line, and eventually get far away from Earth. Without gravity, the Moon would not orbit Earth. If it were anywhere near Earth, it would just continue moving in a straight line, and eventually get far away from Earth.

No not very near they just orbited the moon once and then returned to the earth.