No but they are of a spherical shape
Aristotle viewed the moon as a physical object that reflected the light of the Sun. He believed it was a perfect sphere with imperfections like mountains and valleys that caused its different phases. Aristotle's model of the universe placed the moon as one of the celestial spheres orbiting the Earth.
When we see the moon as a perfect circle, it is called a "full moon." This phase occurs when the Earth is positioned between the sun and the moon, allowing the sun's light to fully illuminate the moon's surface. During a full moon, the moon appears as a bright, round disk in the night sky.
Venus and Mars
No, the moon is not a star. It is Earth's natural satellite, meaning it orbits around the Earth rather than being a luminous celestial body like a star. Stars are massive, luminous spheres of plasma that emit light and heat, while the moon reflects light from the sun.
The sun (Way bigger)Then the earthThen the moonThe sun is the largest out of the moon, sun, and earth.moon earth sun
no it isn't the earth is a little flattened around the poles A circle is a two dimensional object. I think you mean are they spheres. In general, They are, but not perfect spheres. The equators bulge out slightly
because they are all spheres!
The Sun, Earth and the Moon are all oblate spheroids. Meaning their equatorial diameter is greater than their polar diameter.
Yes.
Centripetal Force.
Aristotle viewed the moon as a physical object that reflected the light of the Sun. He believed it was a perfect sphere with imperfections like mountains and valleys that caused its different phases. Aristotle's model of the universe placed the moon as one of the celestial spheres orbiting the Earth.
During a lunar eclipse, the Sun-Earth-Moon form a perfect - or almost perfect - line, so that the light of the Sun shines on the Earth, and the Earth's shadow hits the Moon. When we see "partial" or "penumbral" eclipses, that's when the alignment isn't quite close enough, so that the Moon is only partly in the Earth's shadow.
sun earth and moon
At the moment of a lunar eclipse... the state when the earth, moon and sun are in direct alignment with each other. Details: At night, when a full moon is in the sky, and when the sun is directly behind the earth in line with the moon, and the shadow of the earth is projected onto the moon's surface.... "The earth together with its surrounding waters must in fact have such a shape as its shadow reveals, for it eclipses the moon with the arc of a perfect circle."~Nicolaus Copernicus. A similar effect can be observed during an annular eclipse of the sun, when the moon comes between the earth and the sun, obscuring the sun except for a bright ring of sunlight around the circumference.
When we see the moon as a perfect circle, it is called a "full moon." This phase occurs when the Earth is positioned between the sun and the moon, allowing the sun's light to fully illuminate the moon's surface. During a full moon, the moon appears as a bright, round disk in the night sky.
Venus and Mars
Sun, Earth, Moon. The moon is covered by the Earth's shadow.