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Why the half moon is heavier than full moon?
The moon is the moon. How much of the illuminated portion we can see from Earth is completely irrelevant to its mass.
Does the moon change its own shape?
It doesn't. The molten core of the moon has long since cooled off and solidified. The moon appears to change its shape depending where it is relative to the sun and the earth. For example, a new moon (completely dark) occurs when the sun is shining on the other side of the moon. The crescent moon appears one week later as the moon travels round the earth and we see a little bit of the illuminated side.
Why is the moon illuminated?
Light from the sun is reflected off the moon back to the earth, which is why the moon looks illuminated. sun-----------------> moon earth <-------
how many days from new moon to new moon?
Only one. New moon is the phase where the sun is completely dark, and crescent is the phase where only a sliver (or crescent) is showing. The night after a new moon, part of the moon will be illuminated, and it will be a crescent.
Is the moon a luminous object or do you see it because it is illuminated?
You see the moon because it is illuminated. It reflects the sun's light.
How round is the moon?
it is perfectly round.
What is the meaning of full moon phases?
The whole round moon (circle) is illuminated in the sky.
Why the half moon is heavier than full moon?
The moon is the moon. How much of the illuminated portion we can see from Earth is completely irrelevant to its mass.
Is it the third quarter of moon phases when sky is completely dark?
No. In the third quarter phase, the Moon rises about midnight and is half-illuminated.
What is difference between in full moon and new moon night?
a full moon is when the moon is completely full and completely round. a new moon is when the moon appears to have dissapeared.
Why is the moon never perfectly round?
it is slightly oblong. it looks round due to the sun shining on it and the distance that it is away from us.
Is 100 percent of the moon being illuminated during the full moon?
No. Only half of the moon is illuminated at any one time. During a full moon, the half facing Earth is fully illuminated.
What illluminates the moon?
The moon is illuminated by the sun.
Does the moon change its own shape?
It doesn't. The molten core of the moon has long since cooled off and solidified. The moon appears to change its shape depending where it is relative to the sun and the earth. For example, a new moon (completely dark) occurs when the sun is shining on the other side of the moon. The crescent moon appears one week later as the moon travels round the earth and we see a little bit of the illuminated side.
Why is the moon illuminated?
Light from the sun is reflected off the moon back to the earth, which is why the moon looks illuminated. sun-----------------> moon earth <-------
how many days from new moon to new moon?
Only one. New moon is the phase where the sun is completely dark, and crescent is the phase where only a sliver (or crescent) is showing. The night after a new moon, part of the moon will be illuminated, and it will be a crescent.
What is the minimum percent of the moon that needs to be illuminated in order for the phase to be called gibbous?
A "gibbous" Moon has between 51% and 99% of the illuminated side of the Moon visible from Earth. Just to be precise; the Moon is always 50% illuminated. The Moon is a rocky ball, half in sunlight and half in darkness. As the Moon orbits the Earth, the same face of the Moon is always visible. From the Earth, we see "phases" of the Moon as the Moon orbits the Earth. At the new moon phase, the illuminated half of the Moon is the "far side" of the Moon; at the full, the illuminated half is the "near side".
