Hidayah-Assignment 3

(a) What you think the Earth would look if you look at it from the moon. Do you think it will have different phases? Why?

Answer: We won't be able to look the Earth from the moon because the Earth can only be seen from the near side of the Moon,and would always be invisible from the far side.If we can see the Earth from the Moon maybe the Earth will be very shine and look like a cresent Moon,maybe.i
aslo think that it will be different phases because it depends on the position of the Moon.
(b) How are the Earth and the moon lit? Why do you think they are lit in such ways?
Answer: The planetshine occurs when reflected sunlight from a planet illuminates the dark side of its Moon. The example of planetshine is Earthshine. Earthshine is that which we can see from the Earth when the Moon is thin Cresent where the Moon is news as viewed Earth,the Earth is nearly fully lit up. As night seen, the Moon and the Earth are both reflected to the sun which is possible for us to see the Moon from the Earth.
(c) How the phases of the Earth change?
Answer: The Moon keeps nearly the same faces turned towards the Earth all times.
(d) How does the angle among the Sun,Earth and Moon change?
Answer: The angle will only moves if the Sun,Earth and Moon revolve or ratates.
(e) What do you think is causing the phases of the Earth ? How does your observation evidence fit with your thought? If not, what did you find out from this exercise that you did not know before?
Answer: The Earth.It show us of the rotation involve and the Earth saterlite can be seen from the Moon.

Yours Sincerely,

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