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Well, technically the phrase "dark side" of the Moon is only half-correct. The Moon's hemispheres are divided into the near side and the far side, and both of these sides receive the same amount of sunlight. We, however, from the point of view of the Earth, only ever see one side of the moon. This is due to the influence of the Earth's gravitational forces on the Moon's irregular shape; this tug gradually reduced the rotational period of the moon until it was the same as its orbit. Because the Moon's gravitational influence is not enough to change the Earth's rotational frequency (only cause the tides), it does not have the same effect. Thus, we only see one side of the Moon, leaving the other side a mysterious "dark side."
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What do you call only seeing one side of the moon?
I'd call it "normal." Have you ever seen the other side of the Moon? Some more technical words that describe the situation are "tidally locked" and "synchronously rotating."
What some people call a half moon in which one half of the illuminated side is visible is actually a moon?
This is either a "First Quarter" or a "Third Quarter" Moon.
Why is one side of the moon called the dark side of the moon-?
The "dark" side of the Moon is not a side that's permanently dark, but simply the side - about one half of the Moon - that we can never see from Earth. It's better to call it the "far side" of the Moon. Why the far side is sometimes called the "dark side" is probably just a misunderstanding. Also, it may be to do with the idea that the far side is more "mysterious". Each place on the Moon receives sunlight during the course of a month, as the Moon goes through its phases.
How many faces are on the moon?
The Moon has no faces. It has one side facing Earth called the near side, and one side that is always facing away called the far side.
Is there any moon on earth?
There is no moon on Earth, but there is one orbiting it; we call it the moon.
Waxing moon phase in which one half of the moons lighted side can be seen from Earth?
The waxing moon phase is when the moon is transitioning from new moon to full moon, and the illuminated portion of the moon is growing larger each night. During this phase, we can see more than half of the moon's lighted side from Earth.
Does only one side of the moon face the earth?
Yes only one side of the moon is always facing 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.
Which side is the so called dark side of the moon?
The dark side of the moon refers to the side of the moon that is not visible from Earth due to synchronous rotation, not because it is always dark. Both sides of the moon receive sunlight, but we only see one side from Earth.
Why you always look at the same side of moon?
the reason you only see one side of the moon is because the rotation of the moon and the revolution speed of the moon are the same
What phase can you see one entire side of the moon?
Full moon
Which phase does the moon appear to be fully visible?
One side of the moon (the Earth facing side) becomes fully visible at Full Moon.
