Moon Phases

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How long does it take the moon to make one revolution around Earth?

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28 days

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How much of the moon is lit up by the sun at any time?

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Half of it is always lit up, but we can't always see it all.

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What does a "waxing" moon mean?

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The visible part of the moon is getting bigger each night.

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What does a "waning" moon mean?

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The visible part of the moon is getting smaller each night.

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What does a "new" moon mean?

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The part of the moon we can see is completely dark.

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What does a "full" moon mean?

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The part of the moon we can see is completely lit up

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What does a "quarter" moon mean?

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We can see half of it.

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What does a "gibbous" moon mean?

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We can see more than half of it.

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What does a "crescent" moon mean?

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We can see less than half of it.

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Which type of moon is this?

Full moon

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Waning gibbous

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First quarter moon

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Waxing crescent

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Full moon