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The sun, moon, and Earth must make a straight, 180' angle with the Moon being in between.
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What is the moon called when it is fully illuminated?
Full Moon...When The Side Of The Moon We See Is Fully Lit.
What causes the moon to appear in different shapes at different times?
The direction is is lit from. When the Moon is lit (by the Sun) from straight on it appears full, when it is lit from behind it appears new, and when it is lit from the side it looks like a semi-circle.
When the moon appear half moon?
that side that we are seeing is 1/2 lit up by the sun, and the other 1/2 in darkness.
Why is the moon appear to be changing?
because the moon is revolving around us which we see different parts of the moon.1/2 of the moon is lit up by the sun and 1/2 of the moon is dark
Where must the moon be to be half lit?
Two possible answers: 1) The moon is always half lit. However, as it moves around Earth, we are exposed to more or less of the lit hemisphere. (ignoring lunar eclipses) 2) In order for us to see a "half moon" (1st or last quarter), it must be 90 degrees from the sun in the sky.
What is the moon called when it is fully illuminated?
Full Moon...When The Side Of The Moon We See Is Fully Lit.
When the earth is between the sun and the moon the moon is fully lit is it a tides?
eclipse
Why doe the moon appear lit at night?
The moon is in front of the sun at night, and the moon reflects the sun's light.
What causes the moon to appear in different shapes at different times?
The direction is is lit from. When the Moon is lit (by the Sun) from straight on it appears full, when it is lit from behind it appears new, and when it is lit from the side it looks like a semi-circle.
When a person doesn't see the fully lit moon this phenomenon cause what?
Phases of the moon, young pennfoster student.
As the moon moves around Earth a person doesnt always see the fully lit side of the moon this cause what phenomenon?
Phases of the moon.
Why does the moon appear lit?
it gets so light from the sun and shows it beautiful side :)
As the moon moves around the earth a person on earth doesnt always see the fully lit side of the moon The phenomenon causes?
phases of the moon.
When the moon appear half moon?
that side that we are seeing is 1/2 lit up by the sun, and the other 1/2 in darkness.
Why sun and moon don't appear at the same time?
They do. The moon just isn't lit up in the day time but it is still visible.
Why is the moon appear to be changing?
because the moon is revolving around us which we see different parts of the moon.1/2 of the moon is lit up by the sun and 1/2 of the moon is dark
As the moon moves around earth a person on earth doesnt always see the fully lit side of the moon this phenomenon?
I'm pretty sure this is because the phases of the moon.
