Phases of the Moon

Learning Objective: We will learn the different phases of the moon

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXseTWTZlks

How can we see the Moon?●The Sun shines on the moon & lights it up at night●The moon reflects sunlight

● HALF of the moon is always illuminated by the Sun○ But you can’t always see it because of our angle from Earth

Phases of the Moon

●The moon looks different every night each month

●This is caused by the moon’s rotation around the Earth

Phases of the Moon●4 Main Phases

○ New Moon

○ First Quarter Moon

○ Full Moon

○ Last Quarter Moon

●Other phases in

between

#1 - New Moon●Can’t see the moon at all●The side of the moon that we see doesn’t get any

sunlight

New Moon

#2 – Waxing Crescent●Sunlit portion of moon is increasing as moon rotates

around Earth●Waxing- to increase gradually in size●In between new moon & first quarter moon

#3 – First Quarter Moon● 1st Half Moon in cycle

#4 – Waxing Gibbous●More than a half moon●Almost a full moon

#5 – Full Moon ●Moon is on opposite side of the Earth as the Sun●So that the entire side of the moon that’s facing us is

lit up

Full Moon

#6 – Waning Gibbous●Now amount of light on moon is decreasing●Waning = to decrease gradually in size

#7 – Third Quarter Moon●2nd half moon

#8 – Waning Crescent●Amount of light on moon keeps decreasing (waning)

#9 – New Moon (again)●Cycle begins all over again with a New Moon

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New MoonCannot be seen

from Earth

LO: We will learn the phases of the moon

New Moon – July 18, 2004

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Waxing CrescentMoon is heading

towards full moon

Waxing Crescent Moon – July 21, 2004

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First QuarterHalf Moon

Half Moon (1st Quarter) – July 24, 2004

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Waxing GibbousAlso, New GibbousHeading towards

full moon

Waxing Gibbous Moon – July 27, 2004

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Full MoonSecond quarter

Full Moon (2nd Quarter) – July 30, 2004

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Waning GibbousOld Gibbous

Turning into new moon

Waning Gibbous Moon – August 4, 2004

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Third QuarterHalf moon

Half Moon (3rd Quarter) – August 8, 2004

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Waning CrescentAlso Old Crescent,moon is heading

towards new moon

Waning Crescent Moon– August 10, 2004

All the Moon Phases