Please Help me!!!!!!!!
i dnt have my science book but there is a question that im stuk on pleaz help!!!
Explain why we can only see a full moon only at nite.
Of course, I can definitely help you with that! To understand why we can only see a full moon at night, we need to first understand the concept of a full moon.
A full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, and the side of the Moon facing Earth is fully illuminated. This means that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in approximate alignment, with the Earth in the middle.
The reason we can only see a full moon at night is because of the positioning of the Earth and the Sun in relation to the Moon. During the day, the Sun is much brighter than the full moon, which makes it difficult for us to see the moon. The sunlight is so intense that it outshines the moon's relatively faint reflection of sunlight.
To see the full moon, we need the Sun to be on the opposite side of the Earth. This means that the Moon needs to be in the opposite direction from the Sun, leading to nighttime when the Sun has set below the horizon. Only then can we see the fully illuminated side of the Moon, which appears as a bright disk in the night sky.
So, in summary, we can only see a full moon at night because the Sun needs to be on the opposite side of the Earth, allowing the Moon to be fully illuminated and visible to us.