Vocab. week 14

Front

Relates to the moon

Back

lunar

Front

to light up

Back

illuminate

Front

Natural satellite in space

Back

moon

Front

Changing the shape of the moon's illuminated part visible from Earth.

Back

Phase

Front

Phase of the moon with an arc shape

Back

crescent

Front

Time between new moons

Back

lunar month

Front

Lighted area increasing after new moon, before full moon.

Back

waxing

Front

Lighted area decreasing after full moon.

Back

waning

Front

Phase of the moon where the lighted part is larger than a semicircle but smaller than a circle.

Back

gibbous

Front

A natural or artificial object that revolves around another in space.

Back

satellite