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Yes. The sun is a giant ball of burning gas, giving off light on its own. However, the moon is a chunk of rock orbiting the Earth. It does not give off light, rather, it is lit up by the light given off by the sun, so that we can see it. The amount of moon we can see is determined by the angles involved with the sun, moon and us.
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Why does the moon look different from week to week?
Because as the moon is moving around the earth the earth is moving around the sun, meaning each week a different amount of light is hitting the moon because of the position of the sun and moon to earth
How is Uranus the same or different to other planets?
it has a sun a moon it is sideways
What elements do the earth sun and moon have in common?
All elements that occur in nature occur on Earth, the Sun, and the Moon - but the proportions are different. The main difference is that the Sun is made up mainly of hydrogen and helium; both are relatively scarce on Earth and on the Moon.
How are moons and asteroids different?
"An asteroid is a piece of moon that orbits the sun and a moon is a giant rock sphere that orbits earth."
Can there be a lunar ecplicse and solar at the same time?
No, a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon. A solar eclipse, on the other hand, happens when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light. These events cannot occur simultaneously as they involve different alignments of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
How are moon and sun different?
Go to the moon, then the sun, you will soon find out.
What is different of sun and moon?
The Sun is a Star, the Moon is just a rock
How is an eclipse of the moon different from an eclipse of the sun?
jesus the sun rotates when the moon ins in front of it !
How are the light from the Sun and Light from the moon different?
The "light" from the moon is reflected sunlight. The phases of the moon are a clue as to the location of the sun.
How does the moon change?
It changes by the sun's reflection on different parts of the moon
How do you get the phases from the moon?
You get the phases of the moon from the Sun reflecting off the moon at different angles.
Why there are different shapes of the moon?
there are different shapes of the moon because its when the sun reflects on it on a way that's why the moon changes shape
Whether sun and moon same?
sun and moon different sun bigger, farther, hotter, heavier, brighter than moon sun all gas, moon all rock people been to moon, no people been to sun you can see moon day or night, but you can't see sun at night
Why do we think we see phases of the moon?
As the moon travels around the Earth, different parts of it are lighted by the sun. We see various parts of the face that are being lit by the sun. Since the sun and shadow move around the moon, we see different parts of the moon face, or phases of the moon.
Why does the moon look different from week to week?
Because as the moon is moving around the earth the earth is moving around the sun, meaning each week a different amount of light is hitting the moon because of the position of the sun and moon to earth
Why does the shape of the moon change on different evenings?
the Sun is at a different angle
Why do you have a crescent moon?
When you observe a crescent moon it is because only that crescent portion of the moon is illuminated by the sun from your particular perspective, here on Earth. If we were looking at the moon from a different angle in space, we would see different parts of the moon illuminated by the sun.
