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when the sun is on the opposite side of the earth, and it creates a shadow which makes a crescent moon
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The curved shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse is evidence of earth's what?
curved shape. And that shape is probably a sphere.
What shape is a lens?
a shape of a lens is curved outwards and concave one are curved in wards
What is cresent moon?
A crescent moon is one of the phases of the Moon. Like it's name, it looks like a crescent.In one lunar phase [See related Link - Crescent Moon] you will see two crescents. One just after the Moon comes out of the Earths shadow (New Moon), and one just before the Moon disappears into the Earths shadow. See related Link - Phases of the Moon for a pictorial representation.
What makes the curved shape of the Jet Stream?
jet streams are curved because the earth is spinning.
What happens to the shape of the moon from new moon day to full moon day and vice-versa?
The moon shape waxes (gets bigger) from New Moon (no moon visible) to a thin waxing crescent, to the First Quarter (about a week later - half lit) to Full Moon ( about week after that) and it wanes (shrinks back) to the Last quarter and then to a waning crescent, to New Moon again. This cycle repeats itself every month or 29.5 days, more specifically.
The curved shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse is evidence of earth's what?
curved shape. And that shape is probably a sphere.
What shape makes a glider move faster?
a very thin and narrow shape and also thin enough to go through a circle, the area has to be 18m2 to make it fit through but the shape has to be a sphere so that the bigger part can go in better.
What does crescent mean?
Any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
How do you spell the french pastry shaped like a crescent?
The correct spelling is "crescent" and refers to a curved or semi-circular shape (especially a curved edge slice of a solid circle).
What shape has a curved shape?
Circles have a completely curved shape, and NO sides. So do ovals.
Is a circle a curved shape?
A curved shape does not have any straight lines. In a circle the line curves continually, meaning that the circle is a curved shape.
What shape is a lens?
a shape of a lens is curved outwards and concave one are curved in wards
How do you make a curved shape on Minecraft?
You can't get a curved shape on minecraft. Everything is squared.
Is the moon always the shape of a circle?
The moon is a sphere. It is illuminated in our night sky when the sun shines on it. The sun always illuminates the same side of the moon. The moon's apparent shape - the shape we see - the part which is illuminated ranges from a left-facing thin crescent to a full circle to a right-facing thin crescent. This is because, due to the rotation of the earth, we are not always facing head-on to the side which is illuminated.
Is a cone shape a flat or curved surface?
curved
What does a biconcave shape look like?
Curved in the inner surface on both sides. For example : a red blood cell, crescent moon.
Can you make a curved shape out of straight lines?
Not really, but if you have many lines it can look like a curved shape.
