im doing some research on this subject if anyone knows any sites that could tell me a little about this tobin please answer.
Or if you know something that is ACCURATE please let me know.
2007-06-06 06:59:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It takes about a month to orbit the Earth. During that time it is lit by the sun from different sides causing what we see as phases.
2007-06-06 07:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you are doing research for the heck of it or for homework? Oh, what the heck, I'll answer anyway.
The moon rotates on its axis once every 28 (+/-) days.
The moon orbits the earth once every 28 (+/-) days.
When we look up at the moon, we see the same face, but it is in various degrees of rotation with respect to the sun.
When the moon is full, it is far from the sun (in the alignment of sun-earth-moon) and we see it bathed fully in sunlight.
When the moon is new, it is close to the sun (in the alignment of sun-moon-earth) and we can only see the dark side.
On the First Quarter and Last Quarter, the earth and moon are about equidistant from the sun and we are looking at it from the side where we see part of the lighted portion and part of the dark portion.
Now you have to write this up in your own words--I hope you get an A.
2007-06-06 07:11:17 · answer #2 · answered by markrecktenwald 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In a dark room, put a bright light behind you and slightly off to the side. This light is your "sun". Then take a small ball (a Ping Pong ball would work best) and hold it at arms length in front of you, keeping as much of the ball exposed to the light as possible. This is your "Moon". Your head is "Earth". Now begin to turn slowly in place keeping the ball at arms-length in front of you at all times (to simulate the Moon orbiting around the Earth) while watching the ball. You should see "phases" on the ball, just as you see phases of the Moon.
This should make it easy to understand the phases of the Moon.
2007-06-06 07:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phases of the Moon are due to the angle at which the Sun's light strikes it.
Research? Accurate? How about virtually self-evident?
2007-06-06 07:08:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon has pahses because light reflects off of it from the sun. As it moves around the planet, sun strikes it at different points. That is why the moon appears to have phases
2007-06-06 14:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by jodoin1234 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon has phases because the Earth's gravity pulls the moon and makes it revolve around. As the moon is revolving around us the light from the sun is showing the moon. The outline are phases which are from relations to the Earth.
try- www.nasa.gov
2007-06-06 07:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phases of the moon have to do with the position of the moon relative to the earth and how much light from the sun refracts off of it.
2007-06-06 07:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by trumpetaries 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon rotates around the earth while the sun does not. What we 'see' of the moon is actually light from the sun being reflected by the moon to earth.
Therefore as the moon rotates, the light reflected will change
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2007-06-06 07:03:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short answer: the phases are basically night and day moving over the near side of the moon, which is always turned toward us.
2007-06-06 09:35:28 · answer #9 · answered by Somes J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well because the earth and the moon moves round and round while the sun is shining in one direction.
2007-06-06 07:03:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋