Question

When the moon travels from the new moon to the full moon phase, the visible portion increases.

This is called ​

Answer 1

a waxing moon

Step-by-step explanation:

The Waxing Crescent Moon starts as the Moon becomes visible again after the New Moon conjunction, when the Sun and Earth are on opposite sides of the Moon, making it impossible to see the Moon from Earth. During this phase, the lit-up part of the Moon increases from 0.1% to 49.9%.

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