Question

The moon has a lot of effect on the Earth. You learned about the effects of the sun and the moon on the Earth including gravitational attraction, moon phases, and eclipses. Read the following scenario and answer the questions in the space below.

Pretend that you are an astronaut standing on the moon while the moon is in the full moon position. You are standing in the middle of the side of the moon closest to Earth. How would the ground around you look? How would the Earth look? In your answer, be sure to describe what is in sunlight and what is in darkness. Write your response in the space below.

Answer 1

You'd be in darkness because you're now standing in the middle of the side of the moon closest to Earth. The planets closest to the sun would be in sunlight and anything behind the moon is in darkness.

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