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What is the shape of the moon's orbit around the Earth?
The shape of the moon's orbit around the Earth is an ellipse.
What is the shape of the moon on Halloween?
Technically, the shape of the moon never changes. What changes is what we saw on Earth. The shape we see depends on the alignment of the Moon, Earth, and Sun.
Are the earth and its moon the same shape?
no the earth is bigger than the moon
What shape is earth's moon?
a ball
What is the same of the moon and earth?
the shape
What shape does the moon orbits the earth?
The moon orbits the earth almost a complete circle.
When does the moon change shape?
The moon supposedly "changes shape" all the time, as the moon is constantly orbiting the Earth however the moon doesn't actually change shape, it is the amount of the sunlit side of the Earth that we see changing.
Why does the illuminated part of the Moon appear to change shape to us on Earth?
The shape of the moon changes to us on Earth because of the position that the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in at the time. If the Sun, Moon, and Earth are at a 180o angle withe the moon and sun on the out side then we will have a new moon because the earth will be blocking all the light away from the moon.
Are phases of moon evidence of shape of the earth?
No, it has nothing to do with the shape of the Earth. Phases of the Moon are caused by the relative positions of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon. When seen through a telescope, Venus presents similar phases. However, the circular shape of Earth's shadow that is projected on the Moon' surface during a lunar eclipse is evidence that the Earth is round.
How are the structures of the moon and the earth different?
earth has a spherical shape a vast land...moon which has craters..
What is the shape of the moon when it is opposite to the sun?
The Moon of the Earth has a spherical shape regardless to its position compared to the Sun.
What shape dose the moon appear to be when it is closer to the sun then earth?
The moon is never closer to the sun than to the earth. The apparent shape is based on the angle at which sunlight strikes the moon.
