Vocabulary
the appearance of the lit part of the moon as seen from space
lunar phase
Moon phase where none of the moon is seen?
New moon.
The four main phases of the moon
New moon, First quarter, Full moon, Third Quarter
the lunar phase where the moon is directly between the Earth and the sun; the moon cannot be seen from Earth
new moon
The moon is lit halfway on its right side.
What is First quarter.
The four phases in-between the main phases
Waxing crescent, Waxing gibbous, Waning Gibbous, Waning Crescent
the lunar phase where the moon, Earth, and sun form a perpendicular angle; the moon looks like a semicircle with only the right half visible
first quarter moon
This causes the moon to change phases
The relative position of the earth, moon, and sun; the angle of the moon from the earth and sun
This phase that COMES AFTER new moon
What is waxing crescent?
This is the length of time it takes for the moon to revolve around the earth.
27.3 days or 28 days
the lunar phase where the moon, Earth, and sun form a perpendicular angle; the moon looks like a semicircle with only the left half visible
third quarter moon
The moon is lit 3/4 of the way on its left side
What is waning gibbous?
This moon phase has the moon lit up halfway with the light on the left side.
What is Third quarter
The different shapes of the moon
Lunar Phases
the lunar phase where the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun; the moon looks like circle
full moon
Name the 8 Phases of the moon.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent
The length of time between the main phases of the moon
What is 7 days
How can you model the earth, sun, and moon?
USE a LIGHTBULB to model the SUN
USE a SPHERE to MODEL the EARTH
USE a SPHERE to model the MOON
The sphere's should reflect light