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What happens to the tides when the moon and sun form a 90 degree angle with earth?
Nothing happens
What is the moon has moved eastward in its orbit from the new phase and forms a 90 degree angle with the sun and earth and the moon appears half bright and half dark?
The moon has moved eastward in its orbit from the new moon phase and forms a 90 angle with the sun and earth, and the moon appears half bright and half dark.
What occurs when sun moon and earth are at a 90 degree angle?
When the Sun, Moon and Earth are roughly lined up, there are higher-than-average "spring" tides in Earth's oceans. When the Sun, Moon and Earth are at right angles, they cause "neap" tides which are lower than average.
Which lunar phase would be observed from the Earth if the moon were at a 90 and deg angle with the earth and sun?
The New Moon
Why is the moon so low during a blood moon?
its the angle of the earth, and the gravitational pull.
Does a spring tide happen when the sun and moon are in line?
Yes, a straight line (180 degree angle). A neap tide is when the moon, Earth, and sun make a 90 degree angle.
What happens to the tides when the moon and sun form a 90 degree angle with earth?
Nothing happens
What combination of factors produces neap tides?
A neap tide occurs when the sun and Earth make a 90 degree angle with each other. It also occurs when Earth makes a 90 degree angle with the moon.
What is the moon has moved eastward in its orbit from the new phase and forms a 90 degree angle with the sun and earth and the moon appears half bright and half dark?
The moon has moved eastward in its orbit from the new moon phase and forms a 90 angle with the sun and earth, and the moon appears half bright and half dark.
If the width of the Moon was 1 meter what would be the width of the Earth?
The average diameter of the Earth is about 3.66 times that of the Moon. So if a model of the Moon were 1 meter in width, Earth on the same scale would be 3.66 meters wide.
What is the position of the moon in a neap tide?
It forms a 90 degree angle on a line drawn form the sun to the center of the Earth.
What occurs when sun moon and earth are at a 90 degree angle?
When the Sun, Moon and Earth are roughly lined up, there are higher-than-average "spring" tides in Earth's oceans. When the Sun, Moon and Earth are at right angles, they cause "neap" tides which are lower than average.
Why does the earth have such a large angle of rotation?
Earth's 23 degree tilt is likely the result of a major impact very early in the planet's history, which resulted in the formation of our moon.
Describe the characteristics of the moon and the Earth for each phase of the moon?
The characteristics of the Earth and Moon don't depend on the Moon's phase.The thing that changes is their orientation relative to the sun. In fact, theMoon's phase is the result of that orientation.New Moon . . . Earth, Sun, and Moon in line, with Moon in the middle.Crescent . . . Acute angle, with Earth at the vertex.First/Third Quarter . . . Right angle, with Earth at the vertex.Gibbous . . . Obtuse angle, with Earth at the vertex.Full Moon . . . Earth, Sun, and Moon in line, with Earth in the middle.
During crescent phases the sun earth moon is at a what degree angle?
During the moon's crescent phases, the earth is at the vertex of an acute angle formed with the sun and moon. Another way to look at it is that during the crescent phases, the moon is always less than 90° away from the sun in our sky. Also, it rises and sets within 6 hours of the sun.
What does the phases of the moon you see depends on?
The phases of the moon are dependant on the relative positions of the sun, moon and earth. It's the angle between the view-lines to the sun and the moon, with you at the vertex of the angle. The phase of the moon you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces earth.
What causes the moon to change its shape over the course of about a month?
The moon does not really change shape- its visible outline changes. This is due to the angle of sunlight falling on the moon in relation to the earth. If the sunlight is shining at a 90 degree angle from one side, then half the moon is illuminated and visible, half is dark.
