UNIVERSE
THE SUN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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You would see more of the moon.
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You would see a new moon (no moon)
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You would see less of the moon.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -But following the night of each full moon, as the Moon orbits around Earth, we start to see less of the Moon lit by the Sun. Eventually, the Moon reaches a point in its orbit when we don’t see any of the Moon illuminated. At that point, the far side of the Moon is facing the Sun. This phase is called a new moon.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the moon continues in its orbit around the Earth, away from the sun, increasingly more of its sunlit surface is visible. This is why the moon sometimes appears as a crescent or half-moon.
Detailed explanation-3: -Without the full-mass moon to hold us steady, life on Earth might have experienced greater seasonal fluctuations. The outlook for life would have been dim-literally. A smaller moon means less scattered sunlight at night-that’s all moonlight is-which would mean darker nighttimes.