3rd: Two friends were looking at the moon. They wondered why they could only see part of the moon. How would you describe why we see different phases of the moon? by Janie Larson

Noah Burns

2018-05-16 15:06:43 UTC

Something to do with the sun or black magic

Kenji

2018-05-16 15:06:55 UTC

The fact that some of the moon is turned away from the sun so we can see the part that the sunlight shines on but not the part it isn’t.

MW

2018-05-16 15:06:56 UTC

something with rotation

Zach Campion

2018-05-16 15:07:04 UTC

I think if it’s a crescent moon the earth is blocking the rays sun from the sun but if it’s a full moon the suns rays are directly hitting the moon. So the different phases is how much of the moon is being blocked by the earth from the sun

Kyra Schwanz

2018-05-16 15:07:08 UTC

Angles of the sun and how it reflects on the moon or which way it’s facing

Jordan

2018-05-16 15:07:11 UTC

Because the earth is only allowing part of the moons light to shine on the earth

FAPR

2018-05-16 15:07:13 UTC

Depending on the tilt of the eart and how the sun hits the moon ? I don’t even know

A.B

2018-05-16 15:07:17 UTC

The sun shines on part of the moon whe

Hayden

2018-05-16 15:07:22 UTC

Because there is a shadow

Luke

2018-05-16 15:07:24 UTC

It depends where the moon is related to the sun, and what part it is blocking.

Sam

2018-05-16 15:07:28 UTC

The earth is in the way of the sun and blocking the sun a little bit

2018-05-16 15:07:32 UTC

Hannah
Maybe it has something to do with how the sun hits the moon and how the moon is tilted.

CONNER

2018-05-16 15:07:34 UTC

~~Its the shadow of the earth on the moon~~

Kaiya nelson

2018-05-16 15:07:38 UTC

I think it’s the way the sun hits the moon and it will shadow part of it to cause the phases

From the angles of the sun and earth and how it hits the moon- Isayah Johnson

2018-05-16 15:07:43 UTC

Allison

2018-05-16 15:07:44 UTC

Because of where the sun and earth are

Amy Kay Thompson

2018-05-16 15:07:55 UTC

Beacuse the rotation/light only allows us to see part of the moon

It has to do with the sun and the earths position

2018-05-16 15:08:02 UTC

Riley

2018-05-16 15:08:10 UTC

When the sun hits the moon at different angles in the mouth.

Cole

2018-05-16 15:08:13 UTC

We see this because the shadow of earth on the moon

2018-05-16 15:08:16 UTC

Because the moon is to dark

Isabella

2018-05-16 15:08:17 UTC

The moon is being hidden behind the Earth and part of the sun is shining on the moon

Will Krueger

2018-05-16 15:08:54 UTC

I think it happens because of the way the sun reflects on the Moon.

David

2018-05-16 15:08:55 UTC

They can only see part of the moon because of how the suns light is reflected and based on the location of the moon around the earth.

2018-05-16 15:09:08 UTC

Hannah
Maybe the moon's shadow is the part where it is black and not lit by the sun

Helina

2018-05-16 15:09:30 UTC

Because It dosent always face the earth

Erika

2018-05-16 15:10:40 UTC

When the sun is hitting the moon at a angl.

Chris

2018-05-16 15:11:04 UTC

Because the moon is half dark

Godwin

2018-05-16 15:11:29 UTC

Because of where the sun hits the moon

Noah

2018-05-16 15:11:46 UTC

Moon goes behind earth probably.

Serenity The moon is shaded where the sun does not shine. which keeps the other side hidden.

2018-05-16 16:29:18 UTC