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When the unlighted side of the moon faces earth you have a new moon?
Yes you do, when the unlighted side of the moon faces you, the fully lit up side is facing the other direction, away from Earth.
What is the side of the moon called that never faces the earth?
The side that's visible.
When the lighted side of the moon faces away from earth it is called a?
new moon
The Moon's near side always faces earth due to what?
The moon's near side always faces earth because of the definition of the word "near". If it didn't always face earth, it wouldn't be known as the "near side".
What do you call the Moon's surface that faces earth?
near side
When the unlighted side of the moon faces earth you have a new moon?
Yes you do, when the unlighted side of the moon faces you, the fully lit up side is facing the other direction, away from Earth.
Why can you not stand on earth and see the far side of the moon?
The Moon is tidally locked to Earth; the Moon's "day" and the Moon's month are the same length. So the "near side" of the Moon always faces the Earth, and the "far side" always faces away from Earth.
What do you call the side of the moon that never faces the earth?
Dark side of the moon.
Does the moon have day and night if so why?
Just like the earth, the moon has a side that faces the sun (day) and a side that faces away from the sun (night). During a full moon, the side of the moon that faces the earth is lit by the sun and appears in daylight whereas the side of the moon that faces away from the earth is in shadow (night). During a new moon, the opposite is true. The side of the moon that faces the earth is in shadow (night) and the side that faces away from the earth is exposed to the sun (day).
What is the side of the moon called that never faces the earth?
The side that's visible.
What is the hemisphere of the Moon that always faces the Earth called?
The hemisphere of the Moon that always faces the Earth is known as the in close proximity to side of the Moon. Further it is called as far side of the Moon and in the past referred to as the dark side of the Moon.
The same side of the moon always faces what?
The Earth.
You call the side of the moon that never faces the earth?
The Far Side
What is the name for the side of the moon that faces earth?
That's the "near side".
When the lighted side of the moon faces away from earth it is called a?
new moon
The Moon's near side always faces earth due to what?
The moon's near side always faces earth because of the definition of the word "near". If it didn't always face earth, it wouldn't be known as the "near side".
Which side of the moon faces earth when the moon orbits the earth?
-- The visible side.-- The outside.It's usually called the "near side" of the Moon. The side we can't see is calledthe "far side".
