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Is gravity responsible for phases of the moon?
Yes, The force of gravity is responsible for the orbiting motion of the moon about the earth and also the motion of both the moon and earth around the sun. The orbital patterns of the earth and moon cause their positions to be relative to the sun in a way that repeats itself every 29 days - a full phase. The light that bounces off the moon and back to someone on earth depends upon the position of both, relative to the sun. So since gravity causes the pattern of the orbits then it is responsible for the phenomenon.
Why does our image appear thin and bulged out in some mirrors?
The distortion of your image in certain mirrors is due to the way the mirror is curved or shaped. Concave mirrors can make objects look thinner and elongated, while convex mirrors can make objects look thicker and bulged out. This distortion is caused by the way light rays reflect off the mirror's surface.
Does a lake have a tide?
No, lakes do not have tides like oceans do. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the Earth's oceans, but lakes are not affected in the same way.
What is your terminal velocity on the moon?
'Terminal velocity' is completely a phenomenon of falling through air or water. Since there's none of either on the moon, there's no terminal velocity there. If you can start high enough, you can reach as high a velocity as you want to before you hit the surface with a silent 'splut'. ==================================== The same contributor confessed: Well, no, I guess that's not completely true. There's the concept of 'escape velocity'. On the moon, that's 2.38 kilometers per second ... the velocity required at launch from the moon to escape its gravity and not fall back. The way these things work, that's also how fast you'd be going when you hit the surface if you were dropped from infinity and fell all the way to the moon. So your velocity when you hit the surface is: Whatever velocity you were thrown down with, plus some gain due to the acceleration of gravity on the way down ... which is a maximum of 2.38 more kilometers per second if you were thrown at the moon from infinitely far away.
Is a new moon an eclipse?
No, a new moon is not an eclipse. A new moon occurs when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the sun, while an eclipse happens when the Earth, moon, and sun align in a specific way to create a shadow on Earth or the moon.
Does the moon have earthquakes?
The moon does not have earthquakes in the same way that we experience them on Earth. However, the moon does have moonquakes, which are caused by the gravitational forces of the Earth and the heating and cooling of the moon's interior. They can produce shaking and vibrations on the moon's surface.
Why does the Moon's surface look like it does?
The moons surface is covered with craters, caused by asteroid collisions early in the history of the solar system. The large dark patches on the moon, are seas of lava that flowed out of the moon's interior, filled the impact craters, and cooled to solid rock.
Why does the moon look gray?
The moon appears gray primarily due to the composition of its surface, which is covered in a mix of fine dust and rocky debris known as regolith. This material reflects sunlight in a way that gives the moon its grayish color. Additionally, the lack of atmosphere on the moon means there are no scattering effects, allowing the natural color of the surface to remain visible.
How can you land on the moon?
Get a rocket that takes you from Earth's surface to Moon's orbit, and use a Lunar Lander to travel from Moon's orbit to surface. That's the way Apollo missions did.You will have to use a rocket to get there.
When there is a solar eclipse is the moon cold?
At the time of a solar eclipse, nothing on the moon's surface has changed from the way it always is at the time of a 'New Moon'.
Why does the moon surface look that way?
The moon is constantly battered by meteors and other space debris. This happens because the moon has no atmosphere. This leaves large craters called the maria, which means sea in Latin, because early astronamers thought they were large bodies of water!
Does the moon help the sun to go bright?
No, its actually the opposite way around!The sun's rays go against the moon's surface, and the moon reflects it.
What shape is the moon this week?
the moon is always spherical, it's just the way the clouds are and how you look at it.
What effects the size of craters on the moon?
The size of the object crashing into the lunar surface. There is no atmosphere on the moon to slow down approaching objects (as there is on Earth). This means that chunks of space 'rock' don't disintegrate on their way to the moon's surface.
Does a banana look like a quarter moon?
In a way, it kind of does.
Does Earth cause tides on the moon?
Earth also affect the Moon, but since there was no oceans or surface water on the moon, the effect is not noticeable in any visible way.
Does light from all suns in the Milky Way keep the Moon surface lighted?
no it is the sun reflection
