2006-07-13 23:27:10 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
thats becoz sun is 400 times the moon and coincidentally sun is 400 times farther than the distance between earth and moon.
2006-07-13 23:32:24 · answer #1 · answered by fayaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is because the moon is a lot closer to us than the sun. Also, the reason they actually appear to be the *same* size is that the moon is just the right distance away at this period in history. The moon used to be a lot closer to the Earth, but it's very slowly spiralling outward, due to the slowing of its orbit from tidal forces.
2006-07-13 23:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by DakkonA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One reason i can give you that the moon is closer to the earth than the sun is so that is why they appear just about the same size
2006-07-13 23:32:25 · answer #3 · answered by alan m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The diameter of the Sun is about 400 times larger than the diameter of the Moon but the Sun is roughly 400 times further away so they look almost the same size
2006-07-13 23:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by U.K.Export 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the moon is closer than the sun so it appears the same size
2006-07-14 06:57:39 · answer #5 · answered by Justin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is totally big. Many earths can fit in there.
The moon is not too big. It is more smaller than the earth.
The sun is small cause it is millions kilometres away from the earth.
The moon is the same size like the sun cause it's closer and smaller.
2006-07-13 23:44:11 · answer #6 · answered by annaliesse_coolgal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhh...like the Earth is the distance constant and stuff....and the moon is smaller than the sun like a raisin to a grap...and umm.....so like the moon is smaller but closer....and see like the sun is bigger than the cheesy moon, but it's like waaaaaaay further like 93 million miles where the moon is like ummI don't maybe the distance from here to cleveland or somethin'?
So like the moon looks like it's the same size and all, but for real, the moon is really waaaaay smaller than the sun. It's kinda' like one of those prespective-like boxes and stuff, all einsteiny and Newton-ish, Dude.
2006-07-13 23:32:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sun seems smaller bcoz it is so far away from us and hence its size seems 2 b the same as the moon's size
2006-07-14 04:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
distance matter, sun is far and it look small as same as the size of moon which is near.
2006-07-13 23:41:34 · answer #9 · answered by Romel C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two things are at two major distances u cant compare their size on the basis of what it looks ...because the sun is too far it appears the size it appears....
2006-07-13 23:32:32 · answer #10 · answered by archana3k1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋