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What is the term for the lit shape of the moon?
The general term for the visible lit part of the moon is "the phase of the moon." The visible lit portion can have a crescent shape, a gibbous shape or a "half-moon" (half circle) shape.
What changes take place in the visible shape of the moon day to day?
Phases of the moon
What is it called when the moon is visible during the day?
still called a moon
What changes take place in the visible shape of the moon from day to day?
the moon is the black shadow
What is it called when there is no moon visible?
An eclipse
What is the term for the lit shape of the moon?
The general term for the visible lit part of the moon is "the phase of the moon." The visible lit portion can have a crescent shape, a gibbous shape or a "half-moon" (half circle) shape.
What changes take place in the visible shape of the moon day to day?
Phases of the moon
What is it called when the moon is visible during the day?
still called a moon
What changes take place in the visible shape of the moon from day to day?
the moon is the black shadow
What is it called when there is no moon visible?
An eclipse
Is A new moon is also called a full moon.?
A new moon is when there is little of the moon visible, except possibly a thin crescent. A full moon is when all of the moon is visible.
What is it called when the moon is fully visible to observers on Earth?
Full Moon
What is it called when the moon is fully visible to observers on Earth.?
Full Moon
What are the different shapes of the moon you see from the earth?
The different shapes are called phases.New MoonFirst QuarterFull MoonLast QuarterNew MoonphasesNew moon [not visible], waxing crescent [growing crescent shape], first quarter [right half is visible], waxing gibbous [growing from half to full], full moon [complete circle], waning gibbous [shrinking from full to half], third quarter [left half visible] and waning crescent [shrinking crescent shape].Moon PhasesPhases
What causes the moon to change its shape over the course of about a month?
The moon does not really change shape- its visible outline changes. This is due to the angle of sunlight falling on the moon in relation to the earth. If the sunlight is shining at a 90 degree angle from one side, then half the moon is illuminated and visible, half is dark.
What do you call the moon when the whole disc is visible from earth?
It is called a new moon.
The last visible slice before a new moon is called the?
Each month the moon goes through phases from new moon to full moon. The last visible slice before a new moon is called a waning crescent.
