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Why is the sun and the moon are about the same size when viewed from the earth?
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∙ 11y ago
the moon is smaller but its closer. the sun is huge but its way farther away so that why they look the same size.
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∙ 11y ago
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Why does the earth viewed from the moon look the same size as the moon viewed from the earth?
It doesn't
Why Does The Moon Approximately Look Like The Same Size as the earth from the earth?
The Moon appears a lot smaller (which it is) when viewed from the Earth.
When viewed from the moon the earth looks like it is about the same size as the moon when viewed from the earth Since it is at least four times bigger why doesn't the earth look four times bigger?
atmospheric illusion
Why do the sun and moon appear to be the same size when viewed from earth?
no actually the moon is larger than the sun when being viewed especially when the moon is at its full or full moon because it is much nearer to us than the sun.
Is the earth and sun the same size?
no the earth and the moon are not the same size the sun is about 100 times bigger than the earth
Is the moon the same size bigger or smaller than earth?
The Moon is smaller than the Earth
How does the size and mass of the moon different from earth?
The mass on the moon and the earth is the same but the weight changes.
Why does the sun and the moon look the same size on earth?
Though the sun is bigger the moon is closer to earth creating the illusion that they are the same size. Hope this helped.
Why does the moon and sun look the same size from earth?
Though the sun is bigger the moon is closer to earth creating the illusion that they are the same size. Hope this helped.
How many time is the sun larger than the moon?
In terms of diameter, the Sun is 400 times the Moon's diameter. It is also 400 times as far away and this means that the disk of the moon and the sun appear the same size when viewed from earth.
What is happening to the Moon's orbit that may prevent it from creating a Solar Eclipse some 600 million years from now?
The moon is very slowly receeding from the earth. At present, and purely by coincidence, the apprent size of the moon and sun are very nearly equal. Hence when the moon passes between the sun and the earth the moon completely obscures the sun when viewed from certain positions on the earths surface. As the moon receeds from the earth its apparent diameter will appear smaller while the suns apparent diameter will remain the same (as viewed from earth).
Is the moon a third of earth?
No. The moon is the same size as the earth. We just see it the way we so because of the distance between them.
