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Which way do the patterns of shadow and light move across the moon?
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The Moon travels across the sky in the same direction as the Sun; Its' leading edge is the point at which phase changes start and move from right to left.
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What is the name of the dividing line between light and shadow across the moon's disk?
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Does the light of the moon cause a physical shadow?
A shadow is caused when there is less light or no light in an area. An object can block the light and thereby cause a shadow. If the light reflecting off the moon is a source of light, objects blocking this light can cause a shadow.
Why does phases of the moon happen if the moon is a full disk?
The moon hasn't got any light of itself, it can only reflect sunlight. When the Earth gets beween the Moon and the Sun, the Earth will cast a shadow on the Moon. Phases of the Moon happens as the Earth's shadow move across the Moon's surface.
Which object's shadow travels across part of earth during a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks out the sun.
What causes the shadow which makes the moon change its shape?
The shadow is caused by the earth blocking the path of the light from the sun casting shadow on the moon. When the earth is not in between the sun and the moon then we have a "full moon."
What determines the phases of the moon?
the position of the moon in relativity to the sun and earth....the angle casts a shadow across the moon
What travels across the surface of the earth for an eclipse occurs?
(Answered as "What travels across the surface of the Earth when an eclipse occurs?") The shadow of the Moon travels across the Earth during a Solar Eclipse. (During a Lunar Eclipse, the shadow of the Earth travels across the Moon.)
What is a preumbra?
The sun shines light on both the moon and the Earth. When it shines light on one side of either one, they cast a shadow in space. During an eclipse, the shadow of either the moon or the earth gets cast on the other one. For example, during a solar eclipse the sun, moon, and earth have to be aligned Sun - Moon- Earth. The sun shines light on the moon and the moon's shadow gets cast on the Earth. The middle of the shadow where an observer can't see any light is the umbra. The sides of the shadow where you can see partial light is the preumbra.
Why do you get faces of the moon?
The sun reflects light off of the moon and what we see is the shadow of that reflection on the moon.
What determines the different phases of the moon?
the position of the moon in relativity to the sun and earth....the angle casts a shadow across the moon
The phases of the moon are determined by?
the proximity of the earth, moon, and sun. The moon reflects the light of the sun, but it can't do that if it's in the earth's shadow, or partly in the earth's shadow.
What do you see of the phase of the moon first quarter?
You see the shadow of Earth cast upon the moon. The Sun's light creates the shadow and illuminates the quarter moon you see.
