Moon Phases
The spinning of an object on it's axis
What is rotation?
Moon phase with the light on the right side of the moon and it's more than halfway lit but less than completely lit
What is waxing gibbous?
This moon phase happens during a spring tide and solar eclipse
new
The movement of a smaller object around a larger object
What is revolution?
This is the length of time it takes for the moon to have one lunar cycle
What is 29.5 days?
This causes seasons
What is earth's tilt?
The moon that comes BEFORE the full moon
What is a waxing gibbous?
A solar eclipse
What is when the moon blocks the sun from Earth?
The season in the Northern Hemisphere when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
What is summer?
The moon is lit 3/4 of the way on it's left side
What is waning gibbous?
This moon phase has the moon lit up halfway with the light on the left side
What is 3rd quarter moon?
Do you see the moon during eclipses?
no
On this day there is equal amount of daylight and nighttime.
What is the equinox?
If new moon is the first phase, these are the last 2 phases of the moon in order
What are 3rd quarter and waning crescent?
This causes the moon to change phases
What is the different sunlit parts of the moon seen from Earth as the moon revolves around the earth?
The reason we only see one side of the moon from Earth
What is the moon's rotation and revolution are the same?
The order of celestial bodies that results in a lunar eclipse
What is sun, Earth, than moon?