At any given time, the part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun is dark. This is why we have day and night cycles as the Earth rotates on its axis.
The rotation of earth on its axis
The side of the Earth facing the Sun would get very hot and the side of the Earth in dark would get very cold.
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.
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.
the derpy planet :P lol jokes
the derpy planet :P lol jokes
there is day(morning) when the earth is facing the sun and it is dark (night time) when the earth is facing the moon
The side of the moon facing the earth is always partly lit except for a split second when the new moon takes place every 27-28 days. It is never the dark side except for that split second.
When the side of the moon facing Earth is dark and not visible, it is called the "new moon" phase. During this phase, the sunlit side of the moon is facing away from Earth, making it appear dark from our perspective.
The lighted half of the moon is always facing the sun. The entire dark half of the moon is facing earth at the time of "New Moon".
The New Moon is when the lit side of the moon is facing away from Earth, and only the dark side is visible.
The sky gets dark because the earth orbits the sun and rotates, so when the earth is not facing the sun, it gets dark.
There are two reasons: 1. At any given time, one side of the Moon is dark because it's facing away from the Sun. 2. The rotation of the Moon in relation to its orbit around the Earth keeps the same side always facing the Earth. We NEVER see the other side.
At any given time, the part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun is dark. This is why we have day and night cycles as the Earth rotates on its axis.
A new Moon
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