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What side of the moon would have reflected light if it is in a waning phase?
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, the left side of the moon is illuminated. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, the right side of the moon is illuminated. Regardless of hemisphere, the western half of the moon is illuminated during the waning moon phases.
What is a kid friendly definition of the word crescent moon?
There are two crescent moons. One is waxing crescent and the other in waning crescent. Waxing crescent is when less than half the moon is visible on the right side. Waning crescent is when less than half the moon is visible on the left side.
What do you see when the moon is first quarter?
It is what ordinary people (not astronomers) usually call the "half Moon" phase. That describes it pretty well. We see exactly half of the Moon's Earth-facing side lit by the Sun. During first quarter the half that's illuminated is to the West.
Why do you see one side of the moon during a full moon?
half of the moon is called the dark side and we never see it.
Why is one side of the moon called the dark side of the moon-?
The "dark" side of the Moon is not a side that's permanently dark, but simply the side - about one half of the Moon - that we can never see from Earth. It's better to call it the "far side" of the Moon. Why the far side is sometimes called the "dark side" is probably just a misunderstanding. Also, it may be to do with the idea that the far side is more "mysterious". Each place on the Moon receives sunlight during the course of a month, as the Moon goes through its phases.
What some people call a half moon in which one half of the illuminated side is visible is actually a moon?
This is either a "First Quarter" or a "Third Quarter" Moon.
When you see the entire daylit half of the moon it is a new moon?
No. When you see the whole sun-lit side, you call it a "Full Moon".
What do you call a shape of the lit half of the moon as seen from earth?
First Quarter is when you can see the right half. Waxing Crescent is a crescent on the right side. New Moon is black. Waning Crescent is on the left side. Third quarter is when you see the left half. Waning Gibbous is when the left two thirds to three quarters is visible. Full Moon is the entire moon. Waxing Gibbous is the right two thirds to three quarters.
Waxing moon phase in which one half of the moons lighted side can be seen from Earth?
That's the one called "First Quarter", taking place about 7.4 days after the New Moon.
What side of the moon would have reflected light if it is in a waning phase?
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, the left side of the moon is illuminated. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, the right side of the moon is illuminated. Regardless of hemisphere, the western half of the moon is illuminated during the waning moon phases.
What happend to the other side of the moon in half moon day?
Nothing happens to the other side of the Moon in half moon days. The reason we do not see the whole Moon is because only half of it is reflecting the light from the Sun.
What is the moon phase when only half of the lighted side can be seen and occurs after a full moon?
half moon
What is a kid friendly definition of the word crescent moon?
There are two crescent moons. One is waxing crescent and the other in waning crescent. Waxing crescent is when less than half the moon is visible on the right side. Waning crescent is when less than half the moon is visible on the left side.
When the moon phasses between the sun and the earth the side that faces that side of the earth is in darkness what is the phases call?
Phases of the moon: New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent A half moon's a quarter moon, a quarter moon's a half moon. Visit YouTube and type in phases of the moon rap (or rock) version.
What do you call the side of the moon that never faces the earth?
Dark side of the moon.
What happens to the moon when its a half-moon?
The moon is only visible because of the sun's light, which is why the moon appears to glow. When there is a half moon, only half of the moon is reflecting off the sun's light. It all has to do with the angle of the moon, the sun, and the Earth, which is why the moon has so many different phases.
What do you see when the moon is first quarter?
It is what ordinary people (not astronomers) usually call the "half Moon" phase. That describes it pretty well. We see exactly half of the Moon's Earth-facing side lit by the Sun. During first quarter the half that's illuminated is to the West.
