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eaither a waxing or waining cresent...if the right side of the moon is lit it is waxing if the left side is lit it is waining
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Is the earth larger than the moon?
yes the moon is only about one-fourth the size of earth
When The moon is fully visible to observers on Earth?
The new Moon is highest in the sky at noon. This is when it is view by an Earthbound observer.
When only a small part of the moon is visible the moon may be in its?
When the sky is clear but still only a small part of the moon is visible, the cause may be any one of the following: -- The moon is in its waning crescent phase, during the last 6 or 7 days before New Moon. -- The moon is in its waxing crescent phase, during the first 6 or 7 days after New Moon. -- An umbral lunar eclipse is in progress.
Is this the answer the moon unlike the earth does not rotate so you see the same side of the moon?
That isn't the answer. The reason why only one side of the moon is visible from the surface of the Earth is that the moon always keeps one side facing the Earth, which requires it to rotate once for each revolution of its orbit.
Why is the moon dark at one stage of the lunar cycle?
At the phase known as the "new moon" none of the illuminated half of the Moon is visible from Earth.One half of the moon, the side that faces the Sun, is always lighted. But we usually see only part of the lighted side (phases) as the Moon orbits the Earth. When the Moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun (a new moon) none of the lighted side, facing the Sun, is visible from Earth.
Is the earth larger than the moon?
yes the moon is only about one-fourth the size of earth
Why do people on Earth see only one side of the Moon when the Moon is visible in the sky?
cause we are asleep
When The moon is fully visible to observers on Earth?
The new Moon is highest in the sky at noon. This is when it is view by an Earthbound observer.
Which phase does the moon appear to be fully visible?
One side of the moon (the Earth facing side) becomes fully visible at Full Moon.
Is the moon the fourth one from the sun?
no because the moon is not a planet. Mars.
When only a small part of the moon is visible the moon may be in its?
When the sky is clear but still only a small part of the moon is visible, the cause may be any one of the following: -- The moon is in its waning crescent phase, during the last 6 or 7 days before New Moon. -- The moon is in its waxing crescent phase, during the first 6 or 7 days after New Moon. -- An umbral lunar eclipse is in progress.
When only a small part of the moon is visible the the moon may be in its?
When the sky is clear but still only a small part of the moon is visible, the cause may be any one of the following: -- The moon is in its waning crescent phase, during the last 6 or 7 days before New Moon. -- The moon is in its waxing crescent phase, during the first 6 or 7 days after New Moon. -- An umbral lunar eclipse is in progress.
What is the discovery of the moon?
They discovered that the moon has one-sixth of the gravity than on Earth.the moon is one-fourth size of the Earth.
What is the phase where more than one-fourth of the moon is visible?
More than 1/4 of the moon is visible from roughly 7.4 days after the New Moon until roughly 7.4 days before the next New Moon ... about 14.8 days all together. That period of time begins at First Quarter phase, extends through the waxing gibbous, Full Moon, and waning gibbous phases, and ends at Third Quarter.
Is this the answer the moon unlike the earth does not rotate so you see the same side of the moon?
That isn't the answer. The reason why only one side of the moon is visible from the surface of the Earth is that the moon always keeps one side facing the Earth, which requires it to rotate once for each revolution of its orbit.
Why is one phase of the moon not visible from the Earth?
At the new moon, the Moon is very close to the Sun in the sky, and is lost in the glare.
What planet has a moon that is one fourth its own size?
Uranus
