Moon Phases Flashcard

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What is a model in scientific terms?

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An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.

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What do you call scientists who study celestial bodies like galaxies and stars?

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Astronomer.

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What is a planet outside our solar system called?

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Exoplanet.

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What is the phase of the moon called when it is not visible from Earth?

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New moon.

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What does a full moon look like from Earth?

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A full circle.

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What is the term for the path that a celestial body follows around another body in space?

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Orbit.

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What is the term for the time it takes for the moon to complete one full cycle of phases?

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Lunar month.

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What phase comes after the new moon?

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Waxing crescent.

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What is the term for the moon phase when it appears to be more than half illuminated but not yet full?

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Gibbous moon.

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What is the term for the moon phase when it appears as a thin crescent?

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Crescent moon.