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the moon is always spherical, it's just the way the clouds are and how you look at it.
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What shape are the sun and the moon?
The sun is a sphere and the moon is a sphere.
What is the text for space science ms Adams clas team 8-2 for October 16 2008?
Phases are different views of the Moon's sunlit half. What you see as moonlight is really light from the Sun reflected by the Moon's surface. At any time, sunlight shines on half of the Moon's surface. Areas where sunlight does not reach look dark, just as the night side of Earth looks dark from space. As the Moon turns on its axis, areas on the surface move into and out of sunlight. When you look at the Moon, you see a bright shape that is the lit part of the near side of the Moon. The unlit part is hard to see. Lunar phases are the patterns of lit and unlit portions of the Moon that you see from Earth. It takes about a month for the Moon to orbit Earth and go through all the phases. Check Your Reading Why do you sometimes see only part of the near side of the Moon? COMBINATION NOTES Use the blue heading to start a new set of notes. E 60 Unit: Space ScienceThe Moon's position in its monthly orbit determines how it appears from Earth. The diagram on page 61 shows how the positions of the Moon, the Sun, and Earth affect the shapes you see in the sky. Waxing Moon First Week The cycle begins with a new moon. From Earth, the Moon and the Sun are in the same direction. If you face a new moon, you face the Sun. Your face and the far side of the Moon are in sunlight. The near side of the Moon is unlit, so you do not see it. During a new moon, there appears to be no Moon. As the Moon moves along its orbit, sunlight begins falling on the near side. You see a thin crescent shape. During the first week, the Moon keeps moving farther around, so more of the near side becomes lit. You see thicker crescents as the Moon waxes, or grows. Second Week When half of the near side of the Moon is in sunlight, the Moon has completed one-quarter of its cycle. The phase is called the first quarter, even though you might describe the shape as a halfmoon. You can see in the diagram that the Moon is 90 degrees-at a right angle-from the Sun. If you face the first-quarter moon when it is high in the sky, sunlight will shine on the right side of your head and the right side of the Moon. You see more of the Moon as it moves along its orbit during the second week. The phase is called gibbous (GIHB-uhs) when the near side is more than half lit but not fully lit. The Moon is still waxing, so the phases during the second week are called waxing gibbous moons. check your reading Why does the Moon sometimes seem to have a crescent shape? Waning Moon Third Week Halfway through its cycle, the whole near side of the Moon is in sunlight-a full moon. You might think of it as the second quarter. Viewed from Earth, the Moon and the Sun are in opposite directions. If you face a full moon at sunset, sunlight from behind you lights the back of your head and the near side of the Moon. As the Moon continues around during the third week, less and less of the near side is in sunlight. The Moon seems to shrink, or wane, so these phases are called waning gibbous moons. Fourth Week When the near side is again only half in sunlight, the Moon is three-quarters of the way through its cycle. The phase is called the third quarter. The Moon is again 90 degrees from the Sun. If you face the third-quarter moon when it is high in the sky, sunlight will shine on the left side of your head and the left side of the Moon. Lunar Phases Chapter 2: Earth, Moon, and Sun 61COMPARE How are the sunlit portions alike in the image and the diagram of the waning gibbous moon? 1 2 34 View from Earth Not to scale firstquarter waxing gibbous full moonwaning gibbous 3 waning crescentthird quarter 4 new moonwaxing crescent first week firstweek second week third weekfourth week second week third weekfourth week 1 2 direction from Earth This lit portion is visible from Earth. waning gibbous E E 62 Unit: Space Science As the Moon continues to move around Earth during the fourth week, less and less of the near side is in sunlight. The waning crescent moon grows thinner and thinner. At the end of the fourth week, the near side is again unlit, and the new moon begins a new cycle. Crescent and Gibbous MoonsThink through the waxing lunar phases again. The Moon waxes from new to crescent to gibbous during the first half of its cycle. Then it wanes from full to gibbous to crescent during the second half of its cycle. The amount of the Moon that you see from Earth depends on the angle between the Moon and the Sun.When this angle is small, you see only a small amount of the Moon. Crescent moons occur when the Moon appears close to the Sun in the sky. As a result, they are visible most often in the daytime or around the time of sunrise or sunset. When the angle between the Sun and the Moon is large, you see a large amount of the Moon. Gibbous and full moons appear far from the Sun in the sky. You may see them in the daytime, but you are more likely to notice them at night. Hang on, jenn, theres more! check your re
What is the shape of the moon is it cool or hot?
The moon like Earth is basically a globe or ball. it is cold except for the changes in temperature on the surface caused by the sun.
How does low tide occur?
The gravitational pull between the Moon and the Earth stretches the oceans slightly in an oblong shape, like a pulled water balloon. High tide is under (or directly opposite) the moon, while low tide is when the moon is half an orbit away.
How did they figure out the moon and earth was round?
The earth reflectsAnswer:The Earth was found out to be spherical because it always casts a shadow (during eclipses of the Moon) that was either circular or portion of a circle (partial eclipse). There's only one solid shape that always appears to be circular, regardless of view point, and that's a sphere.I'm not sure about the Moon, but I assume that it was pretty much the same process - it always appears as a circle or part of a circle.
Why does the moon seem to change shape from week to week?
well, the moon and sun block it
What shape is the moon half a week before new moon?
it's called a waning gibbous: it's a medium-sized crescent.
Why does the position of the ocean ellipse change of a course of a given week?
The moon's shape would change with the impact of meteor's, changing the moon's landscape
What is the difference between waxing gibbous and waxing cressent?
'Waxing' means 'growing bigger as time goes on'. 'Crescent' is the less-than-half-full shape of the moon, during the first week after a New Moon. 'Gibbous' is the more-than-half-full shape, during the second week after a New Moon.
What happens to the shape of the moon from new moon day to full moon day and vice-versa?
The moon shape waxes (gets bigger) from New Moon (no moon visible) to a thin waxing crescent, to the First Quarter (about a week later - half lit) to Full Moon ( about week after that) and it wanes (shrinks back) to the Last quarter and then to a waning crescent, to New Moon again. This cycle repeats itself every month or 29.5 days, more specifically.
Why does the position of the ocean ellipse change over the course of a given week?
The moon's shape would change with the impact of meteor's, changing the moon's landscape
What shape was the moon last week?
no idea help me please i need to type this for homework and i cant remember what the shape of the moon was. i know yesterday there was a half moon but before that i didn't have time to look. can someone answer my question please or I'm gonna get into big trouble.
What shape was the moon on Friday and Saturday?
a moon shape!
Is a sphere the shape of the moon?
yes the moon is in the shape of a sphere
Why moon is changing its shape?
The moon is not changing it's shape!
What is the duration of Shape of the Moon?
The duration of Shape of the Moon is 1.82 hours.
Does the moon change its own shape?
It doesn't. The molten core of the moon has long since cooled off and solidified. The moon appears to change its shape depending where it is relative to the sun and the earth. For example, a new moon (completely dark) occurs when the sun is shining on the other side of the moon. The crescent moon appears one week later as the moon travels round the earth and we see a little bit of the illuminated side.
