Vocab
Full Moon
Earth is between the moon and the sun, and the entire moon is visible from Earth.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver of the moon becomes visible and continues to grow. Before the full moon
Moon’s Rotation
Ss tidally locked with Earth, which means that it spins on its axis exactly once each time it orbits our planet.
Solar Eclipse
You can see come between the earth and the sun
Waxing Crescent
a thin sliver of the moon becomes visible and continues to grow.
First Quarter
The right half of the moon appears fully lit
Earth’s Orbit
The path around the sun the Earth takes, 365 days
Lunar Eclipse
You can see the shadow of the earth on the moon
Phase
The change in the sunlit area of one celestial body
What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing happens before the full moon. Waning happens after the full moon.
Moon’s Orbit
The path around the Earth the Moon takes
Extra credit #1
What day does the full moon fall on?
Day 15
Earth’s Orbit
The path around the sun the Earth takes, 365 days
Waxing Gibbous
The sunlit fraction of the moon that is visible from Earth continues to grow.
Earth’s Rotation
Earth's rotation or Earth's spin is the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis, as well as changes in the orientation of the rotation axis in space.
Extra credit #2
What is a celestial body?
A natural which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as a comet, an asteroid, the Moon, a planet, the Sun, or a star
Every Moon Phase
Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Last quarter, Waning crescent
What is another name for the new moon
The day 0 moon
Lunar
Relating to, caused by, or measured by the position or orbital motion of the moon
Extra credit #3
Are Moon phases the same everywhere on Earth?
Yes