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The waxing and waning of the moon, or "moon phases".
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What are the shapes the moon seems to be called?
These shapes of the moon are called Phases
Why does the moon seems to change shapes?
Those are the different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth
How and why the moon change it shapes?
The Moon only seems to "change shape". We only see one side of the Moon from Earth. The variation in the amount of sunlight hitting that side of the Moon, as it orbits Earth, is why we see the apparent changes in shape. These changes are called "lunar phases".
What is one of the shapes the moon seems to have?
full moon, crescent
Why does the shape of the moon change?
the shape of the moon is caused by the movement of the earth. Earth's shadow causes the shapes. As the earth moves, so does its shadow, creating different shapes (phases).
What do you call the pattern of different shapes of the moon that you see?
The different shapes of the moon are called phases.
What do you call the changing shapes of the moon?
They are called the moon's "phases".
Why does the moon change its shape and size?
Simply the moon does not change its shape it stays round all the time. The light from the sun only hits a part of the moon at a time. So simply you only see the part of the moon the light shines on
What is c shapes moon called?
a phase
What causes the moon to change it's shape?
The moon does not change shapes. The shadow of the earth on the moon changes how much of it you can see.Another viewpoint: I think this question is about the "phases" of the Moon.The Moon only appears to change shape during its different phases.Exactly one half of the Moon is in sunlight at any time. The phases occur because the Moon orbits Earth. That causes us to see different amounts of the sunlit Moon, and so its shape seems to change.
Why moon shape change?
it is to do with the positionin of the sun n moon and when there are different shapes the moon has blocked out some of the sunlight which causes there 2 be different shapes hope that helps JB
Why does the moon seem to change its shape every night?
because of the sun the moon changes shapes.
