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The moon makes no real light of its own. It is really like a mirror. It just reflects the suns light.
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Can light send from earth comes back to the earth?
Yes; in fact, if you see the entire Moon at New Moon, the fact that the dark part is visibile at all is because of the light reflected back from Earth to the Moon. However, for most practical purposes, the amount of light that comes back to Earth is insignificant.
What shape does moon make when it travels around earth?
The Moon is always spherical, or nearly so. However, the light from the Sun comes ... from the Sun, and we live on the Earth. So as the Moon goes around the Earth and the light comes from the Sun, our view of the illuminated area of the Moon will vary.It is this "sideways" view of the Moon in the sunlight that causes our perception of the phases of the Moon.
What happens when a solar and lunar eclipse occur?
A lunar eclipse is where the Earth comes between the moon and sun, so that light to the moon is blocked out by Earths shadow. A solar eclipse is where the moon comes between the sun and Earth, blocking out sunlight to the Earth.
Were does the moon and earth get its light from?
The moon and earth get there light from the sun when the sun shines onto the moon the moon reflects the suns light onto the earth.
What is the different between solar eclipse to lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse is where the Earth comes between the moon and sun, so that light to the moon is blocked out by Earths shadow. A solar eclipse is where the moon comes between the sun and Earth, blocking out sunlight to the Earth.
Why do eclipse occur?
Solar eclipses occur when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun.
How does the waning gibbous occur?
when the moon comes between the sun and the earth, the earth then moves around and in the night sky you see different shapes. if you aslo want to know how is there light in the moon when the moon itself doesnt have light?? because of the sun, the sun gives light through the moon.
How does waning gibbous occur?
when the moon comes between the sun and the earth, the earth then moves around and in the night sky you see different shapes. if you aslo want to know how is there light in the moon when the moon itself doesnt have light?? because of the sun, the sun gives light through the moon.
Why do you have solar or lunar eclipses?
When the moon comes in between earth and the sun we witness solar eclipse. Though much smaller than the sun, the moon is much closer to earth so, it can cover the whole sun (from our view). The moon has no light of its own. It only reflects the light it gets from the sun. But, when earth comes in between the sun and the moon the shadow (umbra) of earth covers the moon completely. That's what we call lunar eclipse.
How does the light from the moon reach the earth?
The moon does not emit light, rather it reflects it. The light from the sun shines on the moon, and it is reflected to earth.
How are eclipses produced?
One celestial body shades another from the light of a star. For example, the moon comes between the sun and where you are on the earth; or the earth gets between the sun and the moon.
What falls on the moon when the earth comes between the sun and the moon?
A solar eclipse happens when the moon comes between the sun and the earth$$$
