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As it orbits earth it occasionally gets closer than other times or it's the moon phases
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What is the moon called that is getting bigger and bigger?
revolution
How does a waxing moon differ from a waning moon?
A waning moon is getting bigger whereas the waxing one is getting smaller
Is the Moon getting bigger?
yes because of the atmosphere
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.
Is the moon getting bigger just after a full moon?
The Moon neither gets bigger nor smaller. The angular size won't change much, either; if it looks bigger to you, that is a psychological effect. It is common to perceive the Moon as bigger, when it is close to the horizon.
When the moon is waxing the sunlit part of the moon that we can see is getting larger?
A waxing moon has the light on the right, and is heading towards a full moon (getting bigger).A waning moon has the light on the left and is getting smaller.
When the moon goes from a new moon to a full moon it is?
waxing means it is getting bigger, which i assume is what you mean. the opposite is waning
When the sunlit part of the moon appears to be getting bigger then it is said to be?
waxing
If the moon is wanning is it getting bigger or smaller?
'Waning' means getting smaller. But the moon is not getting smaller during that half of its cycle. What's waning is the amount of the moon's illuminated half that we're able to see.
What does it mean when you say the moon been waxing?
It means the moon is getting bigger, or more precisely, more of the sunlight is reaching the near surface of the moon.
When the moon looks like it is getting bigger it is called?
ask your parents that will erect a awkward conversation
What if the moon kept getting closer to earth?
Bigger tides, more earthquakes and tsunamis etc.
