Phases of the Moon Notes

The Moon

The moon _______ around the _____ and

_______ on its own axis.

It takes the moon about ___ days to revolve

around the _____.

The moon does not ______ light (or glow).

It _______ light from the sun.

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The different shapes of the moon you see from

Earth are called _______.

The moon goes through its whole set of phases

each time it _______ around _____, that is,

about ___ time each month.

Phases of the Moon

revolves Earth

phases

one

Phases are caused by _______ in the _______ of

the moon, Earth, and the ___. The phase of the

moon you see depends on how much of the _____

side of the moon ____ Earth.

Phases of the Moon

changes positions

sun

sunlit

faces

The New Moon

� The side of the moon that faces Earth is _____.

� Start of new moon cycle –_____.

� The sun lights the side of the moon facing _____ from Earth.

away

dark

week 1

Waxing Crescent� You see more and more of

the ______ ____ of the moon.

� This is a waxing crescent moon.

� ______ ____

lighted side

First Week

First Quarter Moon

� You will see ____ of thelighted side of the moon.

� Between weeks ____

half

1 & 2

Waxing Gibbous

� The Moon continues to move.

� You can see a different picture of the moon.

� ______ WeekSecond

Full Moon

� You see the whole lighted side of the moon.

� Between weeks ____.2 & 3

Waning Gibbous

� The fraction of the lighted side of the moon that you see starts to get ______ each day.

� Week ___.

smaller

3

Third Quarter

� You can see ____ of theMoon’s lighted side.

� Between weeks ____.

half

3 & 4

Waning Crescent

� You will see a ________ shape again.

� Week __ – after this phase, you will see a ___ moon again.

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