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If the moon is growing it is waxing. If the moon is shrinking it is waning.
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∙ 16y agoIt means the moon is getting bigger! By Lasette Willis 4th grader
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∙ 13y agowaxing means that the earth is getting bigger.
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∙ 12y agoIt means that the lit portion of the moon is growing bigger (waxing) or smaller (waning.
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∙ 12y agoIt means that the amount of lighted surface of the moon is increasing which makes it look like it's getting bigger.
Waning is the opposite of waxing.
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What can you say about the amount of lighted area from phases of the moon 1 to 5?
New Moon, Waxing Crescent Moon, First Quarter Moon, Waxing Gibbous Moon, Full Moon.
How do you know when the Moon is getting bigger?
When the moon appears to grow smaller, we say it "wanes". Conversely, when it gets bigger, we say it "waxes".
Is a first quarter moon waxing or waning?
It's waxing.. Waxing means getting more and Waning means getting less. So if I were to say the taxes are waning. That would mean they are decreasing... If you think I'm incorrect look it up.
When the moon appears to be getting larger each day you say it is what?
Waxing
What term means moon is gitting smaller?
When the moon appears to be getting smaller, (approaching nothing - no moon, or "new moon") we say that the moon is "Waning".When the moon appears to be getting larger (approaching the "Full Moon"), we say that the moon is "Waxing".
What does it mean when you say the moon been waxing?
It means the moon is getting bigger, or more precisely, more of the sunlight is reaching the near surface of the moon.
What can you say about the amount of lighted area from phases of the moon 1 to 5?
New Moon, Waxing Crescent Moon, First Quarter Moon, Waxing Gibbous Moon, Full Moon.
How do you know when the Moon is getting bigger?
When the moon appears to grow smaller, we say it "wanes". Conversely, when it gets bigger, we say it "waxes".
Is a first quarter moon waxing or waning?
It's waxing.. Waxing means getting more and Waning means getting less. So if I were to say the taxes are waning. That would mean they are decreasing... If you think I'm incorrect look it up.
Day after day you see more and more of the lit side of the moon you say the moon is?
Waxing
When the moon appears to be getting larger each day you say it is what?
Waxing
What's the word for when the moon phases are growing in size?
When the phases of the moon are increasing in size, we say that the moon is "waxing". After a full moon and the moon seems to be diminishing, we say that's "waning". (Rhymes with raining)
What term means moon is gitting smaller?
When the moon appears to be getting smaller, (approaching nothing - no moon, or "new moon") we say that the moon is "Waning".When the moon appears to be getting larger (approaching the "Full Moon"), we say that the moon is "Waxing".
What is the moon said to be doing doing as its phases move from full to new?
That is called waning..When it comes back to full, that journey is called waxing.
What describes an increase in the visible light portion of the moon?
During the two-weeks' period when the illuminated portion of the moon is increasing from night to night as seen from the earth, we say that the moon is in its "waxing" phases.
What is Hollywood waxing?
Means a waxing, where everything is removed. Bare you could say.
Why does the moon look like it has a face on it?
The moon looks like it has a face because the moon is a super hero that tries to save the world but if the moon ever stops smiling earth dies some people say that is the reason earth will might end 2012.
