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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 do you call it when the Moon's disk is fully lighted and the Earth is between the sun and the moon?
A full Moon.
When is the lighted side of the moon seen from the earth the same?
The lighted side of the Moon seen from Earth is the same during a full moon. At this phase, the Earth is positioned between the Sun and the Moon, allowing us to see the entire illuminated portion of the Moon's surface. This alignment results in the Moon appearing fully round and bright in the night sky.
When at new moon the lighted half of the moon faces away or towards the earth?
the lighted half is facing towards the sun not the earth
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.
Is earth always light?
At any moment, 50% of the earth is lighted by the direct rays of the sun,and the other 50% of the earth is not.Over the course of a year, every point on earth is lighted by the direct raysof the sun for exactly 50% of the time, and not lighted by the direct rays ofthe sun for the other 50% of the time.There is no place on earth that is always lighted by the direct rays of the sun, andthere is no place on earth that is never lighted by the direct rays of the sun.Has the questioner ever noticed it getting dark outside his home ???
How much of the earth is lighted up by the Sun by percent?
50%
What phase is the moon in when less and less of the side facing the earth is lighted?
The moon is in its waning phase when less and less of the side facing the earth is lighted. This phase occurs after the full moon and leads up to the new moon when the side facing the earth is completely dark.
When the lighted side of the faces away from earth it is called a?
new moon
What is the amount of the Moon's lighted surface seen on earth increases?
Who really cares
When the lighted side of the moon faces away from earth it is called a?
new moon
When the lighted half of the moon faces away from earth is what phase?
crescent moon
