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When the sun, a planet, and another body are lined up in a row, it is called inferior conjunction.
From the other body, the planet's disc sometimes seems to move across the Sun's disc, and this is called a transit of that planet.
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What is it called when the sun and moon cross paths?
When the Sun and Moon cross paths, it's called a Solar Eclipse. If the Sun is in front of the Earth and the Moon is behind, then it's called a Lunar Eclipse.
What is it called when the moon appears to shrink each night?
that is a waning moon.
What are the long narrow elevations of rock that criss cross the moon?
its called ridges
When the gravitational pulls of the sun and the moon partially cancel each other out earth experiences what type of tide?
When the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon partially cancel each other out, Earth experiences a neap tide.
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 is it called when the sun and moon cross paths?
When the Sun and Moon cross paths, it's called a Solar Eclipse. If the Sun is in front of the Earth and the Moon is behind, then it's called a Lunar Eclipse.
What were the first people on the moon called?
To Mission Control and to each other, they were called "Neil" and "Buzz".
Why does the moon cross the equator twice each lunar month?
The moon crosses the equator twice each lunar month due to the moon's change of declination.
Why did a planet's moon cross the road?
To effect the other tide.
What is it called when the moon appears to shrink each night?
that is a waning moon.
When the moon and sun are on opposite sides of the earth and lined up what do you call it?
It's called a "full moon", or if they are TRULY opposite each other, it's an eclipse.
What are the long narrow elevations of rock that criss cross the moon?
its called ridges
When the gravitational pulls of the sun and the moon partially cancel each other out earth experiences what type of tide?
When the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon partially cancel each other out, Earth experiences a neap tide.
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).
Since the full moon has different names in each month in what month is it called the harvest moon?
The month the full moon the called harvest moon is October.
How did the cow cross the moon?
He didn't cross he jumped over the moon?
Does the moon have any other name?
our moon is called lunar
