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The terminator is the line - on any planet - between light and dark.... but it is rarely a 'line' in the true sense here on Earth, it's more of a zone.

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How can side of the earth dark and the other side be sunny?

The main thing to remember is that the Earth is a sphere. It's the same sort of shape as a basketball. The Earth blocks out the Sun so it can't light the side of Earth facing away from the Sun. A simple experiment: Take a ball and hold it to a light. The half of the ball facing the light will be lit up and the other side will be dark. Rotate the ball and different parts will now be light and dark. That's like what happens as the Earth rotates. That's why a place on Earth has day then night.


How does light and dark reactions correspond with parts of a leaf?

Dark reaction needs energy. this energy is supplied by light reaction


Why does the moon have a dark side but the earth doesn't?

Earth does have a dark side. When you are on that dark side it is called night. Both Earth and the moon get their light from the sun. Since they are both spherical and there is only one sun in our solar system, the sun can only light up half of each object at a time.


How is a lunar eclipse similar to a solar eclipse?

Well.......both types of eclipse have to do with blocking the sun, or making shade. In a Lunar Eclipse, the Earth gets right between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow over the moon. The moon goes somewhat dark, appearing dark reddish in the sky. In a Solar Eclipse the Moon gets between the Sun and the Earth, and the moon casts a shadow on the Earth. From Earth we see the dark disk of the moon sliding over the bright sun, blocking the light.


When one part of Earth is facing the sun is it day time?

It is day time on the part that the sun is shining on, while night on the other part. Being more precise, it is different stages of the day on the bright areas. Where the division between the light and dark parts are, it is morning or evening, and on other parts it is different stages of the day. It is the same on the dark side, being different stages of the night, from just after sunset to just before sunrise.

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What is the light between the light and dark parts of the moon?

Terminator or Terminus depending on how Latin you are.


The line between the light and dark parts of the Moon is called the what?

terminator


What is the name of the line between the light and dark parts if the moon?

Terminator


What is the line between the light and dark parts of the is called the?

The line is called the terminator


The technique of chiaroscuro relies on?

a contrast between light and dark.


In a lunar eclispe the Earth is between the moon and what?

the earth is between the moon and the sun. so that the solar light cant reach the moon that is in the earth's shadow, and becomes dark.


How can side of the earth dark and the other side be sunny?

The main thing to remember is that the Earth is a sphere. It's the same sort of shape as a basketball. The Earth blocks out the Sun so it can't light the side of Earth facing away from the Sun. A simple experiment: Take a ball and hold it to a light. The half of the ball facing the light will be lit up and the other side will be dark. Rotate the ball and different parts will now be light and dark. That's like what happens as the Earth rotates. That's why a place on Earth has day then night.


If it is light now where you live where on Earth is it dark?

It is dark in california baby


What does the use of chiaroscuro rely on?

The contrast between light and dark- APEX


What would the relation between day and night be on the earths shape if the earth's shape is a cube?

You can imagine a rotating cube, that is illuminated by a source of light on one side. The cube would have a dark side and a light side, and as it rotates, the surface of the cube would change from dark to light, and light to dark, much like the existing situation on the planet Earth. The main difference is that the changes in lighting would not be as gradual as they are for a sphere. Surfaces of the cube would go from light to dark, or dark to light, much more suddenly.


How does light and dark reactions correspond with parts of a leaf?

Dark reaction needs energy. this energy is supplied by light reaction


What are the dark and light parts of the moon are called?

Far side