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What word describe the different shapes that the moon appears to be?
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∙ 12y ago
Circle, semi-circle, cresent
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What causes the moon to appear in different shapes at different times?
The direction is is lit from. When the Moon is lit (by the Sun) from straight on it appears full, when it is lit from behind it appears new, and when it is lit from the side it looks like a semi-circle.
How many shapes can a moon have?
the moon can have up to 8 different shapes so there are different kinds of shapes and you rarely see a full moon
How would you describe the shapes of the moon?
A circle.
What is the name for the shapes the moon appears to have?
A crescent? Or a half moon,full moon,new moon, crescent moon
What do you call the pattern of different shapes of the moon that you see?
The different shapes of the moon are called phases.
What causes the moon to appear in different shapes at different times?
The direction is is lit from. When the Moon is lit (by the Sun) from straight on it appears full, when it is lit from behind it appears new, and when it is lit from the side it looks like a semi-circle.
How many shapes can a moon have?
the moon can have up to 8 different shapes so there are different kinds of shapes and you rarely see a full moon
How would you describe the shapes of the moon?
A circle.
What is the name for the shapes the moon appears to have?
A crescent? Or a half moon,full moon,new moon, crescent moon
What do you call the pattern of different shapes of the moon that you see?
The different shapes of the moon are called phases.
Why there are different shapes of the moon?
there are different shapes of the moon because its when the sun reflects on it on a way that's why the moon changes shape
What The different shapes of the moon are called?
The different shapes of the moon: Waxing cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbbous, Full Moon, Third Quarter, and Waxing Cresent. There are 7 different shapes of the moon, that you might sometimes see at night!
Why does the moon appears to change shapes?
the moon appears to change shapes because you only see the part of it that reflects sunlight THAT YOU CAN SEE. so of the 1/2 of the moon that is illuminated, you only see part of it, the part changing as the moon orbits the earth.
What are the difference shapes of the moon called?
The different shapes of the moon: Waxing cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbbous, Full Moon, Third Quarter, and Waxing Cresent. There are 7 different shapes of the moon, that you might sometimes see at night!
Why moon shape change?
it is to do with the positionin of the sun n moon and when there are different shapes the moon has blocked out some of the sunlight which causes there 2 be different shapes hope that helps JB
How would you describe the visual appearance of planet Earth from the moon?
Right from moon? It appears as if a moon but big in size.
What are the different shapes in the appearance of the moon at different times called?
phases
