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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.
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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 word describe the different shapes that the moon appears to be?
Circle, semi-circle, cresent
Why does the moon seems to change shapes?
Those are the different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth
What causes the moon to change it's shape?
The moon does not change shapes. The shadow of the earth on the moon changes how much of it you can see.Another viewpoint: I think this question is about the "phases" of the Moon.The Moon only appears to change shape during its different phases.Exactly one half of the Moon is in sunlight at any time. The phases occur because the Moon orbits Earth. That causes us to see different amounts of the sunlit Moon, and so its shape seems to change.
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
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 its called when the moon seems to change shapes?
The waxing and waning of the moon, or "moon phases".
What word describe the different shapes that the moon appears to be?
Circle, semi-circle, cresent
Why does the moon seems to change shapes?
Those are the different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth
What causes the moon to change it's shape?
The moon does not change shapes. The shadow of the earth on the moon changes how much of it you can see.Another viewpoint: I think this question is about the "phases" of the Moon.The Moon only appears to change shape during its different phases.Exactly one half of the Moon is in sunlight at any time. The phases occur because the Moon orbits Earth. That causes us to see different amounts of the sunlit Moon, and so its shape seems to change.
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
Why does the moon seem to change its shape every night?
because of the sun the moon changes shapes.
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.
Why does the shape of the moon change?
the shape of the moon is caused by the movement of the earth. Earth's shadow causes the shapes. As the earth moves, so does its shadow, creating different shapes (phases).
How the moon appears changing shapes over a month?
because it spins on its axis every month (roughly every 28 days)
What are the shapes the moon seems to be called?
These shapes of the moon are called Phases
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
