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Slide 2 MOON PHASES MISS BECK 2 ND GRADE Next Slide 3 CLICK ON A PHASE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT New Moon Waxing Crescent First Quarter Waxing Gibbous Full Moon Waning Gibbous Third Quarter Waning Crescent Question Slide 4 NEW MOON First phase no sunlight is being reflected by the moon moon is in-between the earth and sun so we don't see the lit side of the moon Phase selection Slide 5 WAXING CRESCENT Second phase a small part of the moon is lit the lit part is slowly getting bigger Phase selection Slide 6 FIRST QUARTER Third phase half of the moon is lit one quarter of the lunar cycle has passed Phase selection Slide 7 WAXING GIBBOUS Fourth phase more than half of the moon is lit only a small crescent is not lit Phase selection Slide 8 FULL MOON Fifth phase the side of the moon facing the earth is entirely lit by the sun half of the lunar cycle has passed Phase selection Slide 9 WANING GIBBOUS Sixth phase the lit portion of the moon is getting smaller more than half the moon is lit by the sun Phase selection Slide 10 THIRD QUARTER Seventh phase half the moon is lit by the sun three quarters of the lunar cycle has passed Phase selection Slide 11 WANING CRESCENT Eighth phase only a small part of the moon is lit the lit portion or the moon is slowly getting smaller Phase selection Slide 12 WHAT PHASE OF THE IS THE MOON IN WHEN WE CANT SEE THE LIT PART? Full Moon New Moon Waxing Crescent Slide 13 INCORRECT TRY AGAIN Full Moon is entirely visible from earth Back Slide 14 INCORRECT TRY AGAIN Waxing Crescent is when a small part of the moon is lit. Back Slide 15 YOU GOT IT!!! Correct! The New Moon phase is the first phase of the lunar cycle and the moon is not visible from earth no light is being reflected. End Slide 16 CONGRATULATIONS YOU REACHED THE END! Click on the moon below to return to the title slide. Return to title slide