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The moon spins at the same speed that it orbits the earth so we always see the same side. Some believe it is because the earths gravity is always pulling on the heaviest part of the moon, the side we see, but that's just a theory.
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You only see one side of the earth because?
I think you meant moon. Its because the moon rotaes at the same speed it revolves around earth. So you can only see one side of it from earth.
Do all earth hemispheres see the same side of the moon?
As long as you're on Earth, you will always see the same side of the moon. This is because the moon is tidally locked with the earth, meaning is rotational period is the same as its revolutionary period. This allows us to always see the same side of the moon, no matter where on earth we are.
Is it true that you only see one side of the moon?
Yes it is true we only see one side of the moon. We only see one side of the moon because the moon rotates around the Earth at the exact same speed as it rotates around its own axis, so that the same side of the moon is constantly facing the surface of the earth. This means that one full 'day' of the moon (meaning the length of time it takes for the moon to rotate around itself once) is about 4 weeks long. If the moon didn't rotate at all, we would see all of its sides; the only way for us to see such a constant face of the moon is if it's also rotating.
Does china see the dark side of the moon?
Astronomically speaking, since the moon rotates similarly to the Earth, one side of the moon is always hidden from everyone terrestrially.
How many times does the moon rotate on its axis before it fully orbits around the earth?
During one trip around the Earth, the moon rotates one time, because its rotation and revolution are about the same. That is why we only see one side of the moon (the near side) and never the far side.
As the moon orbits the earth do you see more than one side of the moon?
No.
Why do you se only one side of the moon?
The reason you only see one side of the moon is because you only see side of the moon is facing towards the Earth which means the back of the moon is nonvisible.
You only see one side of the earth because?
I think you meant moon. Its because the moon rotaes at the same speed it revolves around earth. So you can only see one side of it from earth.
Would a person on the moon see more than one side of the earth?
No because you are standing on a angle on the moon so you would not see more than one side of the earth
Why is it that you cannot see the other side of the moon from earth?
That is because you are looking at the moon from only one side, and the moon does not rotate, so therefor, we don't see the dark side of the moon.
Why cant the whole moon be seen from earth?
A2. The Moon keeps one side locked towards Earth. Thus whether it were illuminated or not, we can never see the far side of the Moon.Incidentally, there is a marvellous movie of the complete Lunar cycle under Moon/Tidal effects in Wikipedia.A1. The sun casts a light on one side of the moon and the other side is a dark shadow. So if there is a half moon, for example, from earth, we can see half of the lighted side and half of the dark side, which makes it look like the moon is cut in half. Since the Earth rotates, we can see a different side every night, and that's how we can see more or less of the lighted side of the moon. For a new moon, Earth can see the whole dark side and none of the lighted side. For a full moon, Earth can see the whole lighted side and none of the dark side.
Why can you only see one side of the Moon's from earth?
cuz you have to be in like china to see the other side ;-)
Where is the dark side of the moon as it moves to full?
From Earth, you can only see ONE side of the moon. And that is the same side that has been facing us for as long as I can remember. The moon does not rotate its face. I'm afraid you can't ever see the dark side of moon from Earth :(
What side of the moon always faces towards or earth?
The one that you can see. Due to libation we can see slightly more than 50% of the moon from earth.
Is this the answer the moon unlike the earth does not rotate so you see the same side of the moon?
That isn't the answer. The reason why only one side of the moon is visible from the surface of the Earth is that the moon always keeps one side facing the Earth, which requires it to rotate once for each revolution of its orbit.
Does the earth see only one side of the moon?
No. The amount of the Moon visible from the Earth varies, depending on the phase of the Moon. At Full Moon, you see nearly all of the Moon's illuminated side. At New Moon, you see nearly none of it. At Quarter Moon, you see about half of it.
What is the part of the moon you can see from earth?
you could see the halve of one side. But on the other side its pitch black. sun never shines in the other side of the moon
