The moon is in a stable orbit around Earth. In simple terms, the means that it is attracted to Earth by gravity, but its "sideways" motion relative to Earth keeps it from hitting us. As a result the moon goes around Earth in an almost circular fashion. The sun is far more massive than Earth, so instead of the sun orbiting Earth, Earth orbits the sun. The stars are themselves distant suns, some even bigger than our own, but so far away they appear as mere dots in the sky. These stars are far enough away that they do not experience any significant effect from the sun, but instead orbit the center of the galaxy.
First the order is |Sun : Moon : Earth| and when the Moon is behind the Earth it is |Sun : Earth : Moon|, which would be a Lunar Eclipse.
Moon is closest (¼ million miles), then the Sun (93 million miles), then the stars are the furthest (trillions of miles).
Earth rotates on its axis The moon orbits the Earth The sun IS a star so stars move the same way Earth takes a year to orbit the sun Moon takes a month to orbit the earth Earth takes a day to orbit around its axis The Sun does NOT move
The night stars are farthest from the Earth. The other three objects -- Sun, Moon, and Mars -- are all within the Earth's solar system.
First of all, the stars don't move. The Earth moves around the Sun. The moon moves around the Earth and the whole SOLAR SYSTEM is moving.
The rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars is simply a reflection of the rotation of planet Earth.The rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars is simply a reflection of the rotation of planet Earth.The rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars is simply a reflection of the rotation of planet Earth.The rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars is simply a reflection of the rotation of planet Earth.
Neither. The sun, moon, and stars are all well outside the Earth
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The Sun doesn't "chase" anything. Sun, Moon, and stars seem to rise and set, due to the rotation of planet Earth.
First the order is |Sun : Moon : Earth| and when the Moon is behind the Earth it is |Sun : Earth : Moon|, which would be a Lunar Eclipse.
Because the moon comes between the sun and Earth, casting the moon's shadow on Earth.
Moon is closest (¼ million miles), then the Sun (93 million miles), then the stars are the furthest (trillions of miles).
No, the sun and moon are not planets. The sun is a star that emits light and heat, while the moon is Earth's natural satellite. Planets are celestial bodies that orbit stars, like Earth does with the sun.
Earth rotates on its axis The moon orbits the Earth The sun IS a star so stars move the same way Earth takes a year to orbit the sun Moon takes a month to orbit the earth Earth takes a day to orbit around its axis The Sun does NOT move
The night stars are farthest from the Earth. The other three objects -- Sun, Moon, and Mars -- are all within the Earth's solar system.
Consider earth revolving sun. Moon revolve around earth. During that revolution sun's rays fall on earth.when the sun's rays falls on moon making shadow on earth thats Solar eclipse. Whem sun's rays fall on earth fully making no light fall on moon ie) sun's rays falling on earth where moon behind earth gets no light. During solar eclipse we see moon revolving earth makes sun's rays not reach to the place on earth. During lunar eclipse we see no moon as suns' rays not reach Moon
The sun and stars change positions because Earth moves