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From January to June do the hours of daylight increase or decrease
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∙ 16y agoThe amount of sunlight shining towards the moon The phases are also a function of the moon's orbit around planet earth. there is always one half of the moon that is unlit by the sun, and one half that is lit (except during a lunar eclipse). Our changing view of the moon's night-and-day sides are what we call moon phases.
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∙ 11y agoThe movement (orbit) of the Moon around the Earth. This movement causes us to see the Moon with varying portions of it illuminated by the Sun.
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What are the main reasons people see different phases of the moon?
Due to the illumination of the moon at different geographical standings we see different phases of the moon. Join GAIAonline.com -The Jokey
What do you call the pattern of different shapes of the moon that you see?
The different shapes of the moon are called phases.
Why do you 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.
What is the effect of the sun's light shining on the moon?
The effect is that we see the phases of the moon here on Earth. The reason for different phases is the angle and position of the sun and moon.
What are the different shapes of the moon you see from the earth called?
Moon phases. As the moon revolves around the earth on its tilted path, (search for diagrams to find out what happens with it tilted) the light from the sun hits the moon and reflects towards earth. But we see a different amount of light and darkness depending on where it is in the orbit. This causes us to see different shapes.
Why we see the different phases of the moon from earth?
The phases are caused by the angle that the sunlight strikes the moon.
What are the main reasons people see different phases of the moon?
Due to the illumination of the moon at different geographical standings we see different phases of the moon. Join GAIAonline.com -The Jokey
What are the phases of the moon and what causes the moon to appear to change?
The phases of the moon are The phases of the moon appear to change because the earth rotates on it's axis and the moon orbits the earth. The sunlight hits a different part of the moon that is visible to us. Half of the moon is always lit up, you just can't always see it.
Do you see different sides of the moon as the phases of the moon?
No, we see the same side of the moon as it orbits and goes through phases because the moon rotates at the same rate it orbits.
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 do you call the pattern of different shapes of the moon that you see?
The different shapes of the moon are called phases.
Why do wee see the moon in phases?
The moon orbits the Earth and as it does so we see sunlight striking the moon at different angles.
Why do you 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 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.
The phases of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
From earth we see the same side of the moon but depending on the position of the moon, earth, sun we see different portions of the moon- these are known as the phases of the moon.
What is the effect of the sun's light shining on the moon?
The effect is that we see the phases of the moon here on Earth. The reason for different phases is the angle and position of the sun and moon.
What are the different shapes of the moon you see from the earth are called?
Moon phases. As the moon revolves around the earth on its tilted path, (search for diagrams to find out what happens with it tilted) the light from the sun hits the moon and reflects towards earth. But we see a different amount of light and darkness depending on where it is in the orbit. This causes us to see different shapes.
