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Where is the rest of the light on the moon when we can't see it from Earth?
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∙ 13y ago
it gets light from the sun
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∙ 13y ago
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What does it mean when the moon is not in a complete circle?
It means we are not able to see the rest of it because the Earth is blocking the light from the Sun.
What two movements cause the phases of the moon?
The only movement that really matters is the Moon orbiting the Earth. The Sun shines, and sunlight strikes the Moon. The light bounces OFF of the Moon in all directions. We stand here on Earth watching the Moon go around the Earth. Some of the reflected sunlight comes back to Earth. As the Moon goes around the Earth, we see that it is daytime on some parts of the Moon, and night on the rest.
What color is the sea on the moon?
The seas on the moon are not like earth's seas. They do not contain water and are the same grey color as the rest of the moon.
Does the earth orbit the sun only?
Yes, along with the rest of the solar system. And then the moon orbits the earth :]
What hallf of the moon is facing Earth during a New Moon?
The same half as the rest of the month. The Moon is tidally locked to Earth, and rotates at the same rate that it moves around the Earth, so the same side always faces the Earth.
Why can you only see portions of the moon from earth?
Only half of the moon is illuminated by the sun with the rest in shadow. Try it with a ball in a dark room, with one light source - the half facing the light source will be lit up, while the opposite side will be dark. It's the same with the moon. As the moon moves around us, we see the different phases from full moon to new moon, depending on our relative position with the sun and moon.
How do the phases of the moon occur?
The moon is always 50% illuminated by the sun ... (just as Earth is).But as the moon revolves through various positions in its orbit around Earth,the portion of that 50% that's visible from where we are changes continuously.
What planet has at least one moon?
Earth has one moon. The rest have more than one moon, except for Mercury and Venus which have no moons.
Why do we have different tides?
Tides are caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun. The moon rotates around the earth and sometimes is opposite the sun, sometimes on the side with the sun, and in between the rest of the time. Highest tide is when the sun and moon are on the same side of the earth, and the lowest tide is when the moon is on the other side of the earth from the sun.
Why during crescent phases we can often see a dim image of the rest of that side of the moon?
beacause light is on it
Who are Small spirit people walk on earth?
the undead spirits of people that cant find there rest.. and angels and demons
Why is the moon dark once a month?
The moon rotates on its axis and since the death also does,when the sun's light hits part of it we see only parts of the moon and sometimes we see the out line of the rest of the m moon.
