Question

why does the moon appear to change its shape?

Answer 1

The Moon appears to change shapebecause we see different amounts of the lit part as the Moon orbits Earth. When the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, the lit side is hidden from us. As it moves around Earth, more and more of the lit side comes into view. Then it begins to disappear again.

Answer 2

The moon appear to change its shape

Explanation:

• The change in the shape of moon may appear because of the fact that bright surface you see is just a reflection of sunlight that reaches the surface of moon.
• The ‘moonlight’ emitted on Earth is the light of sun that is reflected off the lunar surface.
• As the moon revolves around our planet, its relative position changes which means that the sun light reaches different regions of the moon that creates the illusion that the moon is changing shape with respect to time.
• It is only the part of moon that is deprived of the sunlight which remains darker and the part which is receiving the sunlight may reflect the light that looks brighter and appears to us as if the moon is changing it shapes over the time.