Does the fact that one side of Moon always faces Earth mean that the Moon rotates about its axis(like a top) or that it doesn't rotate about its axis? Defend your answer.

Q: Explain what do you mean by lunar gravity?

A: Lunar gravity is the acceleration due to  gravity on the surface of moon. The value of lunar gravity…

Q: Do Earth and Moon always cast shadows?

A: The earth and moon always cast shadows. We cannot see their shadow because we don’t have a screen to…

Q: Earth,like everything else illuminated by the sun,casts a shadow.Why does this shadow taper?

A: Earth, like everything else illuminated by the sun, casts a shadow.

Q: The Moon is just entering the waning gibbous phase. In how many days will it enter the waning…

A: The moon has to travel one full while moving from a point at the beginning of warning gibbous phase…

Q: Maps of moon are upside down? Why.

A: Maps of the moon are upside down because:

Q: If tonight the phase is waxing crescent when the Moon rises, what will be the phase one week from…

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Q: As seen from the Earth, which side of the Moon is illuminated during the waxing phases?

A: Required :   Which side of the Moon is illuminated during the waxing phases.

Q: Distinguish between an umbra and and a penumbra?

A: An umbra is the central innermost and darkest part of a shadow. It is where the light source is…

Q: Why are all tides greatest at the time of a full Moon or new Moon?

A: The tides are formed because of the gravitational pull between the moon and the Earth At the time of…

Q: what ways is the Moon like a projectile

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Q: Why do we only see one side of the moon?

A: Tidal locking or synchronous rotation is a situation when the rotational period is same as the…

Q: Why is the moon so bright?

A: The moon is actually quite dim when compared to other astronomical bodies. Moon only seems bright in…

Q: How does moon's diameter compare with the distance between earth and the moon?

A: The diameter of the moon when compared with the distance between the distance between the earth and…

Q: Earth, like everything else illuminated by the Sun, casts a shadow. Why does this shadow taper?

A: Answer: The sun is much larger than the earth.

Q: Hold a pencil in front of your eye at a position where its blunt end just blocks out the Moon (Fig.…

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Q: Suppose the Moon rotated on its axis just as quickly as Earth. Would we still always see the same…

A: Suppose the Moon rotated on its axis just as quickly as Earth. Would we still always see the same…

Q: What astronomical event would be seen by observers on the Moon at the time Earth experiences a lunar…

A: The lunar eclipse on Earth will be a solar eclipse on the moon. During the lunar eclipse, the moon…

Q: What is the difference between spring tide and neap tide?

A: The difference between spring and neap tides is to be illustrated.

Q: Why Earth have 365 days per year?

A: We need to give the reason why the earth has 365 days in a year.

Q: The Earth's surface and plants cannot reflect the Sundays, only cloud systems do that..true or false

A: The emission and propagation of energy in the form of waves is defined as the radiation.

Q: tonight you see the moon at midnight at its highest point in the sky. What is the phase of the moon?…

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Q: tance from the moon to earth is about 239,000 miles. How many pennies 2hould need to be in a stack…

A: Given:- The distance from the moon to earth is about 239,000 miles.  Find:- How many pennies Should…

Q: The Moon changes phase every how many days?

A: The moon completes one revolution around the earth in 27.3 days but the lunar phase cycle i.e.( from…

Q: What quadrant of the moon contains the most features?

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Q: When do the greatest tidal ranges occur?

A: Greatest tidal range occurs during the spring tides.

Q: Why don’t we have a solar eclipse and a Lunar eclipse every month?

A: Required : Why don’t we have a solar eclipse and a Lunar eclipse every month?

Q: At perigee, the Moon is 365,000 km from Earth. At apogee, it is 407,000 km away. How many times…

A: The angle covered by the moon at perigee position is, tanθ=ddperigeeθ=tan-1ddperigee Substitute the…

Q: Why does the moon rotate aroud the Sun, and is it important?

A: According to Newton  reason the planets ,moon orbit the Sun is related to why objects fall to Earth…

Q: where does the earth receive most of its energy

A: Earth receives most of its energy from the Sun.  Sun emits a vast amount of energy of which only a…