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There are two types of terrain on the moon. The Lunar Highlands are the older type of terrain, which is indicated by the large number of craters on this terrain. This cratered terrain has the lighter color of the two types of terrain.
The other terrain is the Lunar Lowlands or Maria(sp?). Mare means "Sea", and these darker patches of terrain resembled seas to early astronomers. These are thought to be the remains of ancient gigantic impact craters on the moon which flooded with lava and cooled.
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∙ 14y agoThe moon shows us different percentages of its surface as it revolves around the Earth. It goes through phases because of the way the sun illuminates its surface. The site below helps to explain.
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/moonphase.html
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How is a prism able to break sunlight into its component colours?
Different colors of light travel at slightly different speeds in the material of the prism. This causes a refraction that spreads apart the colors.
What makes the Moon wax and wane?
The moon orbits the Earth every month and as it does so, we see different parts of the moon lit up by the sun, which causes the moon to go through 'phases'.
What causes the relative width of colors on a rainbow?
wavelength
Why do rocks have different colors?
Rocks have different colors because some rocks contain different minerals. the rocks
Why does erosion occur on the moon?
it doesn't happen on the moon ... there no wind , water or any thing else that causes erosion on the moon :)
What causes different colors of fluorite?
Different impurities give it different colors.
What causes the difference in colors emitted by different colors?
different wavelengths from different colours
Why does the moon turn different colors?
The moon turns different colors because of refraction of the Sun's light, either directly or indirectly, through the Earth's atmosphere.
Differences in the moon's pull on different parts of Earth cause what?
When the moon pulls on different parts of the Earth it causes tides
What differences in the Moon's pull on different parts of earth cause?
When the moon pulls on different parts of the Earth it causes tides
What are the color of rocks from the moon?
The different colors or the moon are yellow, red, and white. These colors are due to the different lights and points of view from which we look at the moon. When it's directly overhead it looks white, while when it's rising or setting it looks yellow, or red. The differences in colors are due to light, and reflections from your eyes to the moon.
How do the mountains rocks change colors o the minerals?
When you look at a rock and see different colors, those colors are minerals .The pressure and heat causes the minerals in the rock to change into different minerals which cause the different colors in the rocks.
What causes different colors to be seen from an oil or gas spill?
the khara.
What color is a full moon?
the moon is black because there is no sun reflecting on it the sun is behind the moon
Why moon shape change?
it is to do with the positionin of the sun n moon and when there are different shapes the moon has blocked out some of the sunlight which causes there 2 be different shapes hope that helps JB
What causes different climate?
the moon changing toward the earth at different faces of the moons and different time and years.
Does the moon change colors?
The moon itself never changes color. When the moon looks a different color, it is because particles in the atmosphere scatter light in different wavelengths. Depending on which wavelengths they are at the time, the moon can look white, gray, pink or orange.
