Moon Phases (Maya's presentation)

Front

What is the phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated?

Back

Full Moon

Front

What is the term for the curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the phase of the moon that occurs when half of the moon is illuminated and increasing?

Back

Waxing Crescent

Front

What is the phase of the moon that occurs when half of the moon is illuminated and decreasing?

Back

Waning Crescent

Front

What is the phase of the moon that occurs when it is completely dark?

Back

New Moon

Front

What is the phase of the moon that occurs when more than half of the moon is illuminated and increasing?

Back

Waxing Gibbous

Front

What is the phase of the moon that occurs when more than half of the moon is illuminated and decreasing?

Back

Waning Gibbous

Front

What is the phase of the moon that occurs when half of the moon is illuminated and is the first quarter of the lunar cycle?

Back

First Quarter

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for the moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth?

Back

Lunar Month

Front

What is the phenomenon called when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun?

Back

Solar Eclipse