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Why isn't the moon totally dark when the earth gets between the moon and sun?
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∙ 13y ago
Isn't that called night time...
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Why is the sky darker at night?
The sky gets dark because the earth orbits the sun and rotates, so when the earth is not facing the sun, it gets dark.
How is a lunar eclipse similar to a solar eclipse?
Well.......both types of eclipse have to do with blocking the sun, or making shade. In a Lunar Eclipse, the Earth gets right between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow over the moon. The moon goes somewhat dark, appearing dark reddish in the sky. In a Solar Eclipse the Moon gets between the Sun and the Earth, and the moon casts a shadow on the Earth. From Earth we see the dark disk of the moon sliding over the bright sun, blocking the light.
Is the night dark because of the thick cloud covering the sun?
No. The earth turns, it gets dark at night because the sun is no longer shining on the part of the earth that you are on.
Why is one half of earth alway dark?
Half of the earth is always dark because the Earth is opaque and the side facing the sun blocks sunlight from reaching the other side of the Earth. If we were in a star system with multiple stars we might have a chance of having more than half of the surface of the Earth illuminated but as we only have the one sun we will always have day and night. Note that strictly speaking the dark side of the earth is not totally dark - it gets some reflected light from the moon most of the time and a tiny bit of light from the stars, not to mention all the anthropogenic light sources that get switched on at night.
Why does it get dark around five o'clock in December?
In Patagonia it does not get dark at five o'clock in December. Indeed the time it gets dark in December is determined by your latitude North or South. The further north you are the earlier it gets dark. This is because the axis of Earth's spin is inclined in respect of the plane in which the Earth orbits the Sun. In December the area round the North pole never gets light.
Why do daylight and darkness occur on earth?
well cause the earth is turning and it turns away from the sun so it gets dark and when it faces the sun it gets light again
Why does it gets dark and cold in December and not in July?
It gets dark then because of the tilt of the earth. Luckily, we were just talking about this in my science class. The earth has a tilt, and when it's winter time, we're at the bottom So imagine if this is the earth: /. And this is the sun: o. If the earth is like this: / o. Then the bottom of the earth isn't getting as much sunlight as the top of the earth. It all depends on the rotation and the tilt of the earth.
What causes the moon to turn dark during a solar eclipse?
The Moon gets into the Earth's shadow.
What time does it get dark in California?
It gets dark in California between 7:30pm & 8:30pm.
What is the relationship between how deep you go in the Earth and how hot it gets?
the deeper you go the hotter it gets
What happens to an object when it gets further from earth?
Its clocks run faster.It gets hit with more cosmic and solar radiation.It gets hotter and colder more easily.It gets lonely and scared in the dark.
Does a lunar eclipse occur when the moon passes between the earth and the sun?
No a lunar eclipse is when the Earth gets between the sun and the moon preventing the moon from reflecting the sun's ray causing it to appear to disappear. A solar eclipse is when the moon gets between the sun and the Earth.
