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If it is getting smaller it is waning.
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When the moon appears to be growing what do you call it?
waxing is when it's growing, waning is when it's shrinking
What do you call a moon that gets smaller after the full moon?
Waning, or waning gibbous.
What is the name of a moon growing?
The term for the moon growing (or appearing to in phases) is waxing.
Is the moon bigger or smaller then the earth?
The Moon is Smaller then the Earth.
Is the part of the moon that you see growing or shrinking after the new moon?
It is growing. Since a new moon is when the moon "disappears", it "comes back" to the full moon.
When the moon appears to be growing what do you call it?
waxing is when it's growing, waning is when it's shrinking
What do you call a moon that gets smaller after the full moon?
Waning, or waning gibbous.
What does the moon do while waning?
It becomes slowly smaller until it disappears and then starts growing larger (waxing) again.
What does waxin mean when describing the Moon's phases?
Waxing means growing larger; waning means getting smaller.
What the difference between waxing moon and waning moon?
"Waxing" is growing BIGGER from one night to the next."Waning" is shrinking SMALLER from one night to the next.
What do you call the moon that is between half moon and full moon?
The "more than 50%" moon is called the gibbous moon. When it is "growing" (appearing to get larger), it is a Waxing Gibbous; when "shrinking," it's the Waning Gibbous.
Is the moon bigger or smaller than earth?
moon is smaller
What do you call when the moon become smaller and only half?
third quarter I barely learned that in school
What is the name of a moon growing?
The term for the moon growing (or appearing to in phases) is waxing.
Is the moon bigger or smaller then the earth?
The Moon is Smaller then the Earth.
Is the part of the moon that you see growing or shrinking after the new moon?
It is growing. Since a new moon is when the moon "disappears", it "comes back" to the full moon.
Who is smaller the Sun or the Moon?
MOON MOON
