Over the moon!
What order is the sun, earth, and the moon during full moon?
sun, earth, moon
About how long is a lunar month?
about 29 days
Use the moon phases diagram that came with your study blocks. What is phase #2?
Waxing crescent
Use the moon phases diagram that came with your study blocks. What is phase #6?
Waning gibbous
What is the order of the sun, earth, and moon during new moon?
sun, moon, Earth
How does what we see of the moon change between the new moon and full moon phase?
The lighted side of the moon increases
How do you figure out where the New Moon phase goes?
It is always when the moon is between the sun and the Earth.
Use the moon phases diagram that came with your study blocks. What is phase #7?
Third Quarter
How much of the moon is lit in space every day?
half
During which phase does the lighted side of the moon face away from Earth?
New Moon
Use the moon phases diagram that came with your study blocks. What is phase #3?
1st quarter
Use the moon phases diagram that came with your study blocks. What is phase #8?
Waning crescent
True or false: You can see moon phases from space.
False
How is it possible that we see the moon from the Earth?
It is lit by the sun.
Use the moon phases diagram that came with your study blocks. What is phase 4?
Waxing gibbous
What do first and third quarter moons look like on Earth?
Half moons
How long does it take new moon to change into full moon?
about 14 days
Why do we never see the far side of the moon?
Because the moon rotates on full rotation per revolution around Earth
Use the moon phases diagram that came with your study blocks. What is phase #5
Full moon
What determines the phase of the moon that we see on Earth?
How much of the sunlit side of the moon is facing earth