According to the animation, in the first half of the lunar cycle, the waxing, bright part of the moon appears on the ____ side of the Earth. After full moon when the moon is waning, the illuminated part of the moon appears on the ______ side.

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Answer: Blanks in order are: Right, Left

Explanation:

The moon rotates around the Earth. It completes its rotation in roughly 29.5 days which is known as the lunar cycle. The first half of rotation is known as waxing and in this the moon starts to become a full moon so bright side of the moon appears on the left side of Earth. After this ends, the waning part starts which means the decreasing of light of moon so bright side is on the left side of the Earth.