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It's called waning when it gets smaller and waxing when it gets larger. Just think, waxing a candle makes it larger, and waning...idk, lol.
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When the moon grows smaller what is it said to be doing?
When the moon grows smaller, it is said to be waning. This is the period between the full moon and the new moon, when the visible portion of the moon decreases.
When the light part of the moon grows bigger it is?
it is called waxing. when the lighted part of moon starts growing bigger till it becomes from a new moon to a full moon it is called waxing.
How do you know when the Moon is getting bigger?
When the moon appears to grow smaller, we say it "wanes". Conversely, when it gets bigger, we say it "waxes".
When is it called when the moon to get smaller?
Getting smaller is waning. Getting larger is waxing.
What do you call a moon that gets smaller after the full moon?
A moon that gets smaller after the full moon is called a waning moon. It goes through phases from full moon to new moon.
When the moon grows smaller what is it said to be doing?
When the moon grows smaller, it is said to be waning. This is the period between the full moon and the new moon, when the visible portion of the moon decreases.
How do you know when the Moon is getting bigger?
When the moon appears to grow smaller, we say it "wanes". Conversely, when it gets bigger, we say it "waxes".
When a muscle grows smaller?
You become weak, this is called atrophy.
What word beginning with W could describe something which has decreased in size?
to wane: waned (like the moon grows larger when it waxes and as it wanes it grows smaller.)
What is the moon called when its getting smaller?
Waning
When the light part of the moon grows bigger it is?
it is called waxing. when the lighted part of moon starts growing bigger till it becomes from a new moon to a full moon it is called waxing.
When is it called when the moon to get smaller?
Getting smaller is waning. Getting larger is waxing.
What is it called when the lighted part of the moon appears to be getting smaller?
The moon is said to be waning, when the lighted part gets smaller. When it gets larger, the moon is waxing.
When the lighted part of the moon grows it is a?
When the lighted part of the moon grows it is a "waxing moon".
What is called when the moon appears to be getting smaller?
That is called waning, the opposite of waxing.
What grows smaller as it grows?
Its a candle!
What is it called when the crescents of the moon get smaller night after night?
waning
