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yes the phases do depend on the lighted side.
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True-false the phases of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
True.
The phases of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
From earth we see the same side of the moon but depending on the position of the moon, earth, sun we see different portions of the moon- these are known as the phases of the moon.
Do The phases of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from Earth?
Yes. There is always (except during certain eclipses) half of the moon illuminated. However, there is no 'dark side of the moon' per se. The same part of the moon is always facing the earth, but the part that is lighted changes by the minute, just as it does on Earth.
Is the phase of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
Not exactly. The lighted side of the moon as seen from Earth is that part that is not shadowed by the Earth.
Why can't you see a lighted moon at one stage in the lunar cycle?
One half of the moon, the side that faces the Sun, is always lighted. But we usually see only part of the lighted side (phases) as the Moon orbits the Earth. When the Moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun (a new moon) none of the lighted side, facing the Sun, is visible from Earth.
What is this called during these moon phases the amount of the lighted side that can be seen begins to increase?
waning
What phenomenon is caused when a person on earth cannot see all of the fully lighted side of the moon?
This is what causes the so-called "phases" of the moon: although fully half of the moon is lighted, we can only see part of the lighted part. A person on earth hardly ever sees all of the lighted side of the moon. When he does, he calls the sight a "full moon."
Half the lighted side of the moon is visible?
That's true at the moments of First Quarter and Third Quarter phases.
Why is the moon dark at one stage of the lunar cycle?
At the phase known as the "new moon" none of the illuminated half of the Moon is visible from Earth.One half of the moon, the side that faces the Sun, is always lighted. But we usually see only part of the lighted side (phases) as the Moon orbits the Earth. When the Moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun (a new moon) none of the lighted side, facing the Sun, is visible from Earth.
Why does the new moon seem so dark?
the moon goes through the same phases but in reverse sequence, less and less of the lighted side of the moon faces the earth until the moon disappears.
When less and less of lighted side of the moon becomes visible each night it called?
The moon changing phases. Phasing as some call it.=====================================A waining moon. (The opposite - when the moon gets bigger each night is called a waxing moon).
The amount of lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during?
All of the Moon's lighted side is visible during the full moon.
