Terms
To decrease or reduce (you will see less of the moon)
What is waning?
NONE of the moon can be seen
What is a new moon
Always occurs during the new moon
What is a solar eclipse?
1st phase
What is the new moon?
the phase positioned between the Earth and Sun
What is the new moon?
To increase or grow (you see more of the moon)
What is waxing?
100% of the lit side can be seen
What is a full moon
The eclipse can only be seen from certain places on Earth.
What is solar eclipse?
3dr phase
what is the first quarter?
The phase positioned on the opposite side of the Earth.
What is full moon?
Less than half (shape of a banana)
What is a crescent?
What is a first and third quarter moon?
The eclipse can be seen from anywhere on the dark side of the Earth.
What is lunar eclipse?
7th phase
What is third quarter?
90 degree angle and the left side is lit up on the moon
What is third quarter?
More than half (Shape of a hump or Icarly)
What is gibbous?
Sunlit portion increases, but its less than half
What is waxing crescent
The eclipse occurs when the moon exactly blocks the Sun's rays from hitting the Earth.
What is solar eclipse?
2nd phase
What is waxing crescent?
Number of days to complete a cycle
What is 29.53 days
It means to produce
What does emit mean?
Sunlit portion decreases, but its portion is more than a half.
What is waning gibbous?
The eclipse occurs when the Earth is exactly between the Moon and the Sun, so none of the Sun's rays hit the moon
What is lunar eclipse?
8th phase
What is waning crescent
This calendar is short of 12 days of a year.
What is lunar calendar?