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What is the moons shapes?
the moon isn't a perfect sphere its kinda like a oval in a way The shape of the moon is an oblate spheroid, just like earth
What is another word for semi circle?
half moon
What is a shape in the night sky?
A shape in the night sky is a star. It could also be a circle if the moon is the shape being referred to.
What is waxing period when more than one quarter but less than half of the lighted side of the Moon's surface can be seen?
When half of the lighted side of the moon's surface can be seen, the moon looks like a half circle filled in. Any less than that, and the moon appears crescent-shaped. I suspect that you're not describing what you're imagining.
Is a moon a geometric shape?
The moon is a sphere.
Half a Circle is a what?
Half a circle is called a semi-circle. Sometimes it is called a 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 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 shape of half moon?
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
Where you will get the information of moon in Hindi?
moon in a space .this is also called satelite of the earth this shape is circle and
What is the moons shapes?
the moon isn't a perfect sphere its kinda like a oval in a way The shape of the moon is an oblate spheroid, just like earth
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.
A segment that connects the center of a circle to a point on the circle is called?
A segment is not connected to the centre of a circle, it is the area bounded by a Secant (chord) and an arc. Draw a circle, draw a radius (centre to edge). Draw another radius. Where the radii join the circle edje draw a line joining the two points. This is the secant. You should be able to see a triangle and and a half moon shape. The half moon shape is the segment. The segment and the triangle make up a sector.
What is the phase of the moon called when it looks like a half a circle?
first or last quarter
What do a circle mean around half of the moon?
a circle around half of the moon is an effect called 'luminescent rings' caused by a radioactive solar flare. they attract the attention of cows and dogs around the world.
What are the different shapes of the moon you see from the earth?
The different shapes are called phases.New MoonFirst QuarterFull MoonLast QuarterNew MoonphasesNew moon [not visible], waxing crescent [growing crescent shape], first quarter [right half is visible], waxing gibbous [growing from half to full], full moon [complete circle], waning gibbous [shrinking from full to half], third quarter [left half visible] and waning crescent [shrinking crescent shape].Moon PhasesPhases
A week after a full moon the moon looks like a semi circle again what is this called?
About a week after the full moon, the moon is called the last quarter moon and it's "face" appears to be half lit. More than half lit is a gibbous and less than half lit is a crescent.
