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-waxing crescent
-waxing quarter
-waxing gibbous
-full moon
-waning gibbous
-waning quarter
-waning crescent
... and so on.
Please Note:
~waxing means that the right side of the moon is lit up
~waning means that the left side of the moon is lit up
The phases of the moon are caused by the position of the moon relative to Earth. A half of the moon is always lit up by the sun, and in each phase we see a different part of that half-lit moon.
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What kind of shadow causes phases of the moon?
it is not a shadow
How does the movement of Earth and the Moon's orbit causes the phases of the moon?
the earths blockage of sun light
The different phases of the moon are caused by?
Actually it is not the rotation of the earth but the orbit of the moon around the earth that causes the phases of the moon. The moon's relationship in it's orbit with regard to the sun is what causes the phases to change. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, it is in a "new moon" phase because the only side of the moon that is lit with sunshine is the far side or the unseen side of the moon. When the earth is between the sun and the moon, the moon is at "full moon" phase. In between these two extremes gives us the 1st quarter and the 3rd quarter phases.
What is the process that causes the moon to change phases?
The moon changes phases because different portions of the moon are illuminated by the sun, as seen by observers on Earth. The angle formed by the sun, the Earth, and the moon, is constantly changing as the Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the Earth.
The different shapes of the moon seen from earth are called?
Moon Phases , or Lunar Phases.
What causes the changes of the moon phases?
The moon spins
What real motion of the moon causes the pattern of moon phases?
the rotation of the moon causes the pattern of the moon phase.
What motion causes the Moon's phases?
the orbit cause it.
What kind of shadow causes phases of the moon?
it is not a shadow
What causes moon phases to change?
the way the sun light hits it during the rotation of the moon
How does the movement of Earth and the Moon's orbit causes the phases of the moon?
the earths blockage of sun light
The different phases of the moon are caused by?
Actually it is not the rotation of the earth but the orbit of the moon around the earth that causes the phases of the moon. The moon's relationship in it's orbit with regard to the sun is what causes the phases to change. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, it is in a "new moon" phase because the only side of the moon that is lit with sunshine is the far side or the unseen side of the moon. When the earth is between the sun and the moon, the moon is at "full moon" phase. In between these two extremes gives us the 1st quarter and the 3rd quarter phases.
The causes of the phases of the moon is a cycle that is close to long?
28 Days
Do phases of the moon have anything to do with Earth's shadow falling on the moon?
No, the phases of the moon are caused by the sun's light hitting the moon at different angles when viewed from Earth. The Earth's shadow is what causes a lunar eclipse.
What are the phases of the moon and what causes the moon to appear to change?
The phases of the moon are The phases of the moon appear to change because the earth rotates on it's axis and the moon orbits the earth. The sunlight hits a different part of the moon that is visible to us. Half of the moon is always lit up, you just can't always see it.
What is the greatest number of full moon phases visible on Earth that are possible in the span of one year?
the process that causes the moon to appear at these different phases of earthlings
Why do moon phases occur?
The moon reflects the light of the sun.As the moon revolves around the earth its relative position between the earth and the sun changes, so light is reflected from different portions of the moon. This is what causes the phases.
