Which of the following is true about the gibbous moon? A. All of its lit surface can be seen. B. More than half of its lit surface can be seen. C. Less than half of its lit surface can be seen. D. None of its lit surface can be seen.

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Zoe Rivas

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19 August, 02:11

Which of the following is true about the gibbous moon? A. All of its lit surface can be seen. B. More than half of its lit surface can be seen. C. Less than half of its lit surface can be seen. D. None of its lit surface can be seen.

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Rudy Walls · Answer 1

The fact which is true about the gibbous moon is more than half of its lit surface can be seen.

Option B

Explanation:

There are nearly 12 phases the moon undergoes between one new moon to another new moon condition. All these phases has different names based on their shape or structure visible in the sky during this period.

The gibbous phase of the moon comes in the 4th and 6th phase after the new moon. The gibbous moon which comes in the 4th phase is termed as waxing gibbous as from this time, the size of the moon lit will be increasing till full moon, after this phase.

Then in the 6th phase, the gibbous moon is termed as warning gibbous moon as from this time, the size tends to decrease after this. But in both the conditions, when the moon is in gibbous moon phase, more than half of its lit surface will be seen in the sky.