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Usually the second full moon in a calendar month is called a “blue moon.” Though technically a blue moon occurs when there is a fourth full moon in a season, modern folklore has made it acceptable to call the second full moon in a month a blue moon.
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Why do people think the moon is made of cheese?
Most people don’t think the moon is made of cheese, but sometimes it certainly looks like a wheel of cheese that’s blue with mold. It looks full of holes, like…
Why do we see the same side of the moon all the time?
The moon travels around the earth once every 29 days. The moon, attracted by the Earth’s gravitational pull, travels with the earth and circles the sun every 365 days. The…
Why does the moon shine?
The moon shines due to sunlight that is reflected off of its surface. So the light of the moon is actually the light of the sun!
Why is the ocean blue?
Believe it or not, no one is really sure why the ocean is blue! As you may know, sunlight, or “white” light, is actually made up of all the colors…
Why are primary colors called primary?
The colors red, blue, and green are called primary because by mixing just these three colors you can create all the colors in the spectrum. Most of the colors that…