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There is no time when the entire earth is completely dark.
At any moment, 50% of the earth's surface has a direct, unobstructed line of sight to the sun,
and the other 50% has no direct view of the sun.
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Why does the moon have a dark side but earth doesn't?
I may not be right but I think because the moon moves it makes a dark side on the earth so the earth does not need one. Also one side if the earth can not be dark all the time!! The. It would be might all the time!
What pattern repeats every time Earth rotates one time on its axis?
Light and dark, day and night, does, on most of the Earth but not everywhere.
How long does it take for the earth to completely revolve around the sun one time?
one year. that is the definition of one year.
Is the earth really moving?
Yes, the Earth is really moving. It rotates fully one time per day, and rotates around the sun completely one time per year.
How many years does it take the earth to completely rotate one time?
It takes the earth 24 hours 3 minutes and 59 seconds to rotate one time. That's 1/365th of a year.
Why does the moon have a dark side but the earth doesn't?
Earth does have a dark side. When you are on that dark side it is called night. Both Earth and the moon get their light from the sun. Since they are both spherical and there is only one sun in our solar system, the sun can only light up half of each object at a time.
How long does it take earth to completely go around the sun?
One year. The actual time, in days, is about 365.25 days.
Is it dark when there is a total solar eclipse?
During a total solar eclipse, at one point it will be almost completely dark.
How dark is the dark side of the moon?
Half the moon is 'dark' at any one time. Every point on the moon is illuminated for roughly 50% of the time, as the first answer said. So there IS a dark side of the moon :). And it is very dark, so that stars can be seen more clearly than anywhere on earth.
What is it called in one word when it is completely dark without moon?
An eclipse can darken the moon to the point where onlookers wouldn't see light. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth.
No matter what time day or night why is the sky always dark on the moon?
it's always dark on one part of the moon at any time just as on earth , it is because half the surfaces are facing away from the sun cuz it wants to
Why does the other side of the earth experience night?
when Earth rotates on its axis then one side of the Earth turns toward sun and the other part is at dark side.so we experience dark.
