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it is similar to a half circle but it the half circle is connected from end to end and it is rotated 90 degrees to the left and or right
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What is the term for the lit shape of the moon?
The general term for the visible lit part of the moon is "the phase of the moon." The visible lit portion can have a crescent shape, a gibbous shape or a "half-moon" (half circle) shape.
What was the shape of the moon Saturday night?
On Saturday the moon was a half moon.
What was the moon shape last night?
it was half moon
Why does the moon seems to change its shape as it moves around the earth?
The moon seems to change shape as it moves around the earth because the moon is always half lit by the sun. The amount of the lit half we see changes because the moon revolves around the earth.
What is the the shape of the moon?
The moon is roughly a sphere, just like the earth.During the moon's phases it may appear to be either a circle, crescent, half-circle, or other shape (called gibbous). This is caused by the shadow of the earth covering the moon by differing amounts at different times during the month, not by the moon actually changing shape.
What is the moon called when the shape is half circle?
quarter Moon if its half of a sphere then its half moon
What is the term for the lit shape of the moon?
The general term for the visible lit part of the moon is "the phase of the moon." The visible lit portion can have a crescent shape, a gibbous shape or a "half-moon" (half circle) shape.
What was the shape of the moon Saturday night?
On Saturday the moon was a half moon.
What shape is Lake Baikal?
The shape is a crecent a half moon shape.
What was the moon shape last night?
it was half moon
What shape was te moon on second of February?
on the 2nd of february the moon was a half moon
How did some ancient people track the year?
season changes, and also the moon shape, if it is a half moon full moon, crescent
Why does the moon seems to change its shape as it moves around the earth?
The moon seems to change shape as it moves around the earth because the moon is always half lit by the sun. The amount of the lit half we see changes because the moon revolves around the earth.
What causes the moon to change its shape over the course of about a month?
The moon does not really change shape- its visible outline changes. This is due to the angle of sunlight falling on the moon in relation to the earth. If the sunlight is shining at a 90 degree angle from one side, then half the moon is illuminated and visible, half is dark.
What shape will the moon be on the 22nd of March 2011?
It will be a waning gibbous. The moon itself will remain the same shape it always has; spherical. However, from the Earth, it will resemble an oval-like shape; almost a half circle.
What is Singapore's flag look like?
The bottom half of Singapores flag is white, and the top half is red. On the top half there is a moon '(' and right next to the moon on the right are five stars in a 'pentagon' shape.
What is the the shape of the moon?
The moon is roughly a sphere, just like the earth.During the moon's phases it may appear to be either a circle, crescent, half-circle, or other shape (called gibbous). This is caused by the shadow of the earth covering the moon by differing amounts at different times during the month, not by the moon actually changing shape.
