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Why does the moon look so close to earth?
The moon appears close to Earth because it's our closest celestial neighbor, about 238,855 miles away on average. Its size and distance combined with Earth's gravitational pull make it look relatively close to us in the night sky.
Are you seeing into the past when you look at the moon?
Yes but only about 1.3 seconds ago as this is how long light takes to reach us from the Moon.
How can you see the moon when its so far away?
It's relatively big & close to earth. The light of the sun shines on it which makes it visible to us.
Why does moon look to us illuminated?
It appears illuminated to us because we see the reflection of the Sun's light upon it. Some of it bounces back to Earth and to your eye, sensing the light. Only the portion of the moon that is lit by the Sun during a given moon phase will show as illuminated, giving us the images of the half moon, full moon and so on.
What is the moons relationship with the sea?
The moon's gravitational pull causes the ocean's tides to rise and fall. As the moon orbits the Earth, it creates a bulge in the ocean that follows it around, causing high and low tides. This relationship between the moon and the sea is known as tidal forces.
When there is a full moon why does the moon look so close to us?
I'm not so sure that it always does, but anyway, if it does, it's an optical illusion.
Why does the moon look so close to earth?
The moon appears close to Earth because it's our closest celestial neighbor, about 238,855 miles away on average. Its size and distance combined with Earth's gravitational pull make it look relatively close to us in the night sky.
Which is the biggest the sun or the moon?
The Sun is ALOT bigger than the moon but the moon looks bigger because it is so close to us.
Can the moon kill us if to close to earth?
It's not going to happen, so there is no point in worrying about it. As the centuries pass, the moon is gradually getting farther away from us.
Why doesn't the moon get attracted by the Sun's gravity and orbit it instead?
because the moon is close to the earth, earth's gravity is more powerful ! so that why it is near to us.
How close are you to the moon?
We are quit far from moon as monn leaves us a few millions kilometres from earth
Are you seeing into the past when you look at the moon?
Yes but only about 1.3 seconds ago as this is how long light takes to reach us from the Moon.
How can you see the moon when its so far away?
It's relatively big & close to earth. The light of the sun shines on it which makes it visible to us.
Why does moon look to us illuminated?
It appears illuminated to us because we see the reflection of the Sun's light upon it. Some of it bounces back to Earth and to your eye, sensing the light. Only the portion of the moon that is lit by the Sun during a given moon phase will show as illuminated, giving us the images of the half moon, full moon and so on.
What is the moons relationship with the sea?
The moon's gravitational pull causes the ocean's tides to rise and fall. As the moon orbits the Earth, it creates a bulge in the ocean that follows it around, causing high and low tides. This relationship between the moon and the sea is known as tidal forces.
Why doesn't a solar eclipse occur during a full moon?
In order for us to see the entire lighted side of the moon, it has to be 'behind' the Earth with the sun shining on it, so that when we look at the moon, our back is toward the sun. Obviously, when the moon is in that position, it can't come between us and the sun and obscure our view of the sun.
When the Moon is at its new phase you cannot see it up in the sky that night?
The moon is below the horizon during the nighttime hours when the moon is new but even when it is above the horizon it can't be seen because the shadowed side of the moon is facing us on Earth and the moon is so close to the sun that it is lost in the sun's glare.
