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At any given moment, only 50% of the moon is exposed to sunlight (just like the earth), assuming there is no lunar eclipse ocurring. However, over the course of a month, the entire lunar surface will be exposed to sunlight.
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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.
How do you explain how the phases of the moon are caused by the revolution of the moon around the earth and the position of the sun?
the phases of the y how much sunlight the moon is moon are caused by how much sunlight the moon is reflecting
Which term do you use when you are seeing more and more of the lighted portion of the moon each night?
When you are seeing more of the lighted portion of the moon each night, the moon is waxing. When the lighted portion is diminishing, it is waning.
What is it called when the lighted part of the moon appears to be getting smaller?
The moon is said to be waning, when the lighted part gets smaller. When it gets larger, the moon is waxing.
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.
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 does the Moon appear as a bright object in the sky?
The moon is lighted by sunlight. That's why when the Earth is between the sun and the moon the shadow of the Earth causes the Moon to be entirely dark (a lunar eclipse).
Is there an idiom for a month with no moon?
There is always a moon - it is our satellite, and is always visible somewhere. The moon "shape" is caused by the sunlight shining on it, and we see different lighted areas depending on where the moon is in relation to the earth.
When the lighted part of the moon grows it is a?
When the lighted part of the moon grows it is a "waxing moon".
How sunlight fall on moon while full moon time?
Sunlight is always falling on the moon and illuminating exactly half of it. That doesn't change.However, we're usually not in a place where we can see the entire lighted half of the moon.When we do happen to be in a position to see it all, that's when we call it a "Full Moon".
True-false the phases of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
True.
How do you explain how the phases of the moon are caused by the revolution of the moon around the earth and the position of the sun?
the phases of the y how much sunlight the moon is moon are caused by how much sunlight the moon is reflecting
Which term do you use when you are seeing more and more of the lighted portion of the moon each night?
When you are seeing more of the lighted portion of the moon each night, the moon is waxing. When the lighted portion is diminishing, it is waning.
When the entire side of the moon facing the earth is bathed in sunlight the moon is said to be?
The lighted part of the moon always faces in the direction of the sun.(Hint: That's how it becomes lighted.)When the lighted part of the moon faces in the direction of the earth,the moon is Full ... at least as far as we on earth are concerned.
What is difference between a new moon and full moon?
a new moon is when the moon is forming again and a full moon is when the moon is fully formed <><><><><> The new moon is when the Moon is minimally lighted, while the full moon is when the Moon is maximally lighted.
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."
What is it called when the lighted part of the moon appears to be getting smaller?
The moon is said to be waning, when the lighted part gets smaller. When it gets larger, the moon is waxing.
