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Why does the new moon receive sunlight only on the side facing away from earth?
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∙ 12y ago
well since the moon only face us one side when a eclipse occur the side which faceing the earth are going to be shadow because the sun is at the back of the moon which is why a eclipse occur. by the way the moon only face one side becuase the moon take the same time to orbit the earth and turns around on its own axist. the simple way to understand is that when the moon orbit the earth quater way and itself turns quater way, when it orbit the earth another quater way it turns quater way and so on so on like that, in conclution no mater what happens the moon will only facing us use one side of it face.
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∙ 12y ago
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When its night time is the earth facing the sun or facing away from the sun?
It is night in the hemisphere facing away from the Sun.
Compared to the side away from earth what does the side of the moon facing earth have?
lower elevations...
If you stand on the moon can you see the earth from the moon and why?
It depends on where on the moon you are. If you are on the side of the moon facing Earth, yes. If you are on the side facing away, no. If you are on the Earth-facing side you can see Earth because there is nothing obstructing your view, and Earth is a good deal larger than the moon, which would make it a very prominent object in the sky. On the side facing away you cannot se Earth because the moon is blocking your view
When its daytime is earth facing the sun?
Yes.
Does earth blocks part of the sunlight that shines on the Moon's surface?
Only during a lunar eclipse, which can only happen during a full moon. The visible phases of the moon are caused by it changing its position relative to Earth and the sun. The visible portion is the moon's day side; the side facing toward the sun. The unlit portion is the night side, facing away from the sun.
Why is there no sun at night?
At night time the part of the Earth you are on, is facing away from the sun so it does not receive any sunlight. As the Earth turns around to face the sun it becomes morning.
Why do the south facing sides of a building receive more sunlight than the north?
Because we live in the Northern Hemisphere. The most sun exposure on Earth is at the Equator so in the Northern Hemisphere, the southern-facing windows have the largest angle facing the sun while the northern-facing windows face away from the sun. In the southern hemisphere, this is the opposite.
Is there day and night on the planet Uranus?
Yes, the side of the planet facing the sun would get some sunlight; the side facing away from the sun would be dark. The sunlight side would not be nearly as bright as it is on Earth and Uranus is considerably farther from the sun than the Earth.
What would happen to the intensity of the sunlight if the earth was twice as far away?
Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.
How does the spinning of the Earth on its axis cause day and night?
The Earth is a sphere, and too far from the Sun for any significant light to reach the side facing away from the Sun. So at any given time, about one-half of the Earth is facing the Sun and in daylight. The other half is facing away and experiences night. As the Earth turns, locations move into the sunlight and then out of it again. When not being heated by the Sun, the Earth radiates away its heat into space, which is why the night is substantially cooler than the day.
When its night time is the earth facing the sun or facing away from the sun?
It is night in the hemisphere facing away from the Sun.
Why are the poles the coldest on earth?
The poles are the coldest places on Earth because of the tilt of Earth's axis. The axis tilts the poles away from the sun so they receive very little sunlight, and very little warmth.
What is a place with no sunlight?
Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.
What happens to earth and the sun that causes day and night?
The Sun is so far away that its rays are nearly parallel, and can only illuminate half of the spherical Earth at one time. As the Earth spins on its axis, from west to east, sunlight reaches the day side (half) that is facing the Sun, while the side (half) facing away experiences night. Some sunlight is scattered by the atmosphere, so there is some light shortly before dawn and shortly after sunset.
When your part of earth is facing away from the sun it is?
? what if if its facing away from the sun it would be night if that is what u asked
Does the shadow casts on the moon cover totally the entire lunar surface?
During a full lunar eclipse, the visible half of the moon's surface is in the Earth's shadow while the rest does not receive sunlight because it is facing away from the Sun. Lunar eclipses occur during full moon phases.
Is the half of earth where its nighttime facing toward the sun or away?
Away
