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Is the moon smaller than the sun and Earth?
yes the sun is the biggest out of all planets however the sun is a star.
What is smaller the moon sun earth or the milky way?
Our moon is the smallest.
Why can the moon appear as large as the sun even though you know the moon much smaller than the sun?
For the same reason you can cover either of them with your hand, even though it's much smaller than either.The Moon is much smaller than the Sun, but it's also much closer than the Sun.
Is the sun bigger or smaller then the moon?
bigger by alot
How is the moon able to block out the sun?
The moon comes between us and the sun. Although the moon is actually much smaller than the sun it is much closer. You can block out the sun with your hand without difficulty.
Would there be a total eclipse of the sun if the moon were smaller than it is?
No.
How mach smaller the moon is then a Sun?
I don't know the exact ratio, but in laymans terms, the moon is way way way smaller. I know that if the Sun was the size of a large beach ball, then the moon would be about the size of a pinhead.
How big is the sun from the moon?
The Sun looks the same size from the Moon as it does from the Earth, varying from smaller to larger by less than 1%.
Why sun and moon looks like same size from earth?
Well the moon is smaller and closer, and the sun is larger and further away. We all know that the further away an object is the smaller it appears; it's just miraculous that the Earth, Moon and Sun are spaced apart at the perfect distances for the moon to appear almost exactly the same size as the sun.
Is the milkway Jupiter the moon or the sun smaller?
Luna, our moon, is thousands of times smaller than planet Jupiter, millions of times smaller than the Sun, and trillions of times smaller than the Milky Way galaxy.So Luna is the smallest of the 4 objects you named.
Why can the Moon appear as large as the Sun even though you know the Moon is much smaller than the Sun?
The Moon is much closer to Earth than the Sun is, therefore making the moon appear to be as large or larger than the sun when viewed from Earth.
Why is the sun and the moon are about the same size when viewed from the earth?
the moon is smaller but its closer. the sun is huge but its way farther away so that why they look the same size.
