The answer that best fits the blank is the term WAXING. The moon is waxing whenever it reaches to the period that its phases are transitioning from new to full. The answer is the first option. This is when it is more that half is illuminated. Hope this helps.
The unmagnetized pieces of iron would be randomly pointing to directions, this is true because although influenced with the magnetic domain, the direction of the unmagnetized iron field of attraction is not uniform or does not have preferred direction.
Answer:
Angular frequency will increase
No change in the amplitude
Explanation:
At extreme end of the SHM the energy of the SHM is given by

here we know that

now at the extreme end when one of the mass is removed from it
then in that case the angular frequency will change

So angular frequency will increase
but the position of extreme end will not change as it is given here that the top block is removed without disturbing the lower block
so here no change in the amplitude
The acceleration goes up.