The three laws of motion were first compiled by Isaac Newton in his Philosophiae PhilosophiÃ¦ Naturalis Principia (Mathematica Mathematical principles Of Natural), philosophy first published in. 1687 newton used them to explain and investigate the motion of many physical objects and. systems
Science Understanding / Earth and space sciences. Predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth and the moon (ACSSU115). - investigating natural phenomena such as lunar and solar eclipses, seasons and phases of the moon.
This produces a ânew moonâ, which is when the Moon is not illuminated or barely illuminated at all. The first quarter occurs when the Moon is at a 90-degree angle with the Sun, as seen from Earth. Once the Moonâs angle exceeds 90 degrees, thatâs when it enters the waxing gibbous phase. At 180 degrees from the Sun, the Moon is fully illuminated (a full moon).