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Why does the shape of the moon seem to change?
The moon reflects sunlight and it orbits out planet, Earth, so we see the reflected sunlight at different angles on the moon, causing the appearance of the moon to change.
Why does the moon seem to change shape from week to week?
well, the moon and sun block it
Why does the moon seem to change its shape every night?
because of the sun the moon changes shapes.
What causes the moon Moon to seem to change shape?
The moon looks like it changes shape because as it orbits the Earth and we only see one side of the moon, sunlight hits the part of the moon that we see at different angles - therefore making the moon "change shape". We also can only see the sunlit side of the moon from Earth and that is also another factor to the moon's apparent shape.
Why does the moon seem to change it shape as it travel around the earth?
The moon retains its relative shape. It's difference is not noticeable as it loses or gains matter very very slowly. What you are seeing is its shadow moving. On occasion, you can see the earth's shadow on the moon's surface. The earths atmosphere can also have a lens effect when the moon is near the horizon.
Does the moon really change its shape?
No, the moon does not change shape.When the moon seems to change shape to us, what we are actually seeing are the different phases of the moon. The phases are caused by the rotation of the earth, sun, and moon. As these bodies rotate they throw different portions of the moon into sunlight and shadow.The portions of the moon which are in shadow seem to disappear because we can't see them, but they are still there.That said, there is a minute distortion of the moon's shape due to "tidal" effects on it's solid shape due to the sun, but this change is so minute that we could never see it.See the Sources and related links section, below, for more information.
Does the moon seem to change shape because it is cloudy?
not exactly.its our vision that makes the moon change shape actually its not happening. on cloudy days it happens like MAGIC!!
Why the moons shape seem to be change?
Thw moon doesn't change shape. It is an optical illusion caused by the moon's orbit around us and the way sunlight hits it. Since we can't see the "dark side" of the moon or the "far side" of the moon when it is full, it looks like the moon is changing shape.
Why does the moon seem to change shape from night to night?
What changes is the part of the Moon that is illuminated. We see the illuminated part of the Moon better than the dark part.
Why in greek myths does the moon change shape?
the different shapes are called phases and they change as the moon moves round the earth and therefore changes the distance from the sun so the dark part is the shadow of the moon and the part you can see is the part in the sunlight.Additional answerThe moon doesn't actually change shape. You may be asking why it sometimes looks round, at other times, crescent shaped. It's not changed shape, it's that you can only see part of it, and different parts at different times. When the position of the moon, earth and sun are such that they are in that order, the whole side of the moon that's towards the earth is lit by the sun and we see it as a round shape. But usually the earth is not exactly in between the moon and the sun, but a bit offset. We then see part of the moon that's not lit as well as part that is. The part that is varies in its apparent shape depending on just how much of it we can see. If most of what we can see is unlit, the lit bit looks like a slim crescent.Also, the phases do not change as the moon moves round the earth but how its relationship with the sun and earth changes
What color is a full moon?
the moon is black because there is no sun reflecting on it the sun is behind the moon
Why does the moon seem to disappear?
The moon appears to disappear during its different phases because its position relative to the Earth and the Sun changes, causing different portions of the moon to be illuminated from our perspective on Earth. This creates the different moon phases like new moon, where the moon is not visible in the sky.
