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The moon orbits the earth almost a complete circle.
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Why does the moon apper to change shape as it orbits the earth?
Because of the relative positions of the earth, sun and 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.
How is the earth and moon orbit different?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around 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.
What causes the apparent changes of the moon's shape?
The variations in how much reflected sunlight we see as the Moon orbits Earth.
What kind of satellite is on the moon and orbits Earth?
The moon IS a satellite that orbits earth
Why does the moon appear to change shape as it orbits the earth?
Because the light from the sun reflects of the moon so when the moon orbits the sun which means you can only see the part of the moon that has light reflecting off it
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 is the moon's orbit?
The Earth's moon orbits in an ellipse, just like every other closed gravitational orbit.
What causes the apparent repeated changes of the Moon's shape?
The variations in how much reflected sunlight we see as the Moon orbits Earth.
Dose the moon and the earth orbit around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun
