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When the lighted part of the moon grows bigger it is?
waxing
When the light part of the moon grows bigger it is?
it is called waxing. when the lighted part of moon starts growing bigger till it becomes from a new moon to a full moon it is called waxing.
After the half-moon phase the moon's lighted side appears to grow smaller every night or begins to what?
When the moon appears to grow smaller, we say it "wanes". Conversely, when it gets bigger, we say it "waxes".
When less and less of lighted side of the moon becomes visible each night it called?
The moon changing phases. Phasing as some call it.=====================================A waining moon. (The opposite - when the moon gets bigger each night is called a waxing moon).
What does it mean when you say the moon has been waxing?
If the moon is growing it is waxing. If the moon is shrinking it is waning.
When the lighted part of the moon grows bigger it is?
waxing
When the lighted part of the moon grows it is a?
When the lighted part of the moon grows it is a "waxing moon".
When the light part of the moon grows bigger it is?
it is called waxing. when the lighted part of moon starts growing bigger till it becomes from a new moon to a full moon it is called waxing.
When the moon grows bigger it is called?
It is called Waxing! _________________________ The Moon is always the same size. What we see increasing is the lighted part of the nearside of the Moon. When it is increasing, we call it "waxing"; when we see it decreasing, the word "waning" is used.
After the half-moon phase the moon's lighted side appears to grow smaller every night or begins to what?
When the moon appears to grow smaller, we say it "wanes". Conversely, when it gets bigger, we say it "waxes".
When less and less of lighted side of the moon becomes visible each night it called?
The moon changing phases. Phasing as some call it.=====================================A waining moon. (The opposite - when the moon gets bigger each night is called a waxing moon).
What does it mean when you say the moon has been waxing?
If the moon is growing it is waxing. If the moon is shrinking it is waning.
Which term do you use when you are seeing more and more of the lighted portion of the moon each night?
When you are seeing more of the lighted portion of the moon each night, the moon is waxing. When the lighted portion is diminishing, it is waning.
What is difference between a new moon and full moon?
a new moon is when the moon is forming again and a full moon is when the moon is fully formed <><><><><> The new moon is when the Moon is minimally lighted, while the full moon is when the Moon is maximally lighted.
What phenomenon is caused when a person on earth cannot see all of the fully lighted side of the moon?
This is what causes the so-called "phases" of the moon: although fully half of the moon is lighted, we can only see part of the lighted part. A person on earth hardly ever sees all of the lighted side of the moon. When he does, he calls the sight a "full moon."
What is it called when the lighted part of the moon appears to be getting smaller?
The moon is said to be waning, when the lighted part gets smaller. When it gets larger, the moon is waxing.
Is the phase of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
Not exactly. The lighted side of the moon as seen from Earth is that part that is not shadowed by the Earth.
