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When is it called when the moon to get smaller?
Getting smaller is waning. Getting larger is waxing.
What does it mean when you say the moon has been waxing?
If the moon is growing it is waxing. If the moon is shrinking it is waning.
When visible portion of the moon is increasing the moon is?
Getting larger is WAXING. Getting smaller is WANING..
What do the terms waxing and waning mean when discussing moon phases?
A waxing moon's light side is on the right, while a waining moon's ligh t side is on the left. A waxing moon is getting larger, a waning moon is getting smaller.
What is it called when the moon appears to be getting smaller?
That is called waning, the opposite of waxing.
How does a waxing moon differ from a waning moon?
A waning moon is getting bigger whereas the waxing one is getting smaller
What does waxin mean when describing the Moon's phases?
Waxing means growing larger; waning means getting smaller.
When is it called when the moon to get smaller?
Getting smaller is waning. Getting larger is waxing.
What does it mean when you say the moon has been waxing?
If the moon is growing it is waxing. If the moon is shrinking it is waning.
When visible portion of the moon is increasing the moon is?
Getting larger is WAXING. Getting smaller is WANING..
How do you know if the moon is waxing or waning?
You can tell if the moon is waxing or waning by looking at its shape. When the moon is waxing, it appears to be getting bigger each night. When the moon is waning, it appears to be getting smaller each night.
When the moon is waxing the sunlit part of the moon that we can see is getting larger?
A waxing moon has the light on the right, and is heading towards a full moon (getting bigger).A waning moon has the light on the left and is getting smaller.
What do the terms waxing and waning mean when discussing moon phases?
A waxing moon's light side is on the right, while a waining moon's ligh t side is on the left. A waxing moon is getting larger, a waning moon is getting smaller.
What the difference between waxing moon and waning moon?
"Waxing" is growing BIGGER from one night to the next."Waning" is shrinking SMALLER from one night to the next.
Where did the waxing crescent get its name?
Waxing is an archaic term used to mean something is growing. So, a waxing crescent means that from the observer's position on earth, the crescent moon is increasing in size. The moon's two main phases are waxing and waning. Waning which means it is getting smaller.
What happens when the moon is waxing?
when the moon is said to be "waxing" it basically means that it's getting bigger. the sun reflects off of more of its surface that is visable to the earth. from the new moon, it slowly becomes a waxing crescent, then waxing gibbous, to eventually a full moon. then begins "waning" or getting smaller until it's back to the new moon again.
What is called when the moon appears to be getting smaller?
That is called waning, the opposite of waxing.
