Amplify Earth, Moon, & Sun

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What is the role of the sun in relation to the moon?

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The sun illuminates the half of the Moon that is facing it, while the other half remains dark.

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What is the term for the border between light and dark on the Moon?

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Terminator.

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What can we see from Earth regarding the Moon?

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We can only see the half of the moon that is facing us.

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Why does the light part of the Moon appear to get larger over time?

Back

The Moon moves so that we can see more of the half that faces the sun.

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What is a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth?

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Gibbous moon.

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What is a full moon?

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A phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated as seen from Earth.

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What is a crescent moon?

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A phase of the moon when less than half of it is illuminated.

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What does waxing mean in terms of moon phases?

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Waxing refers to the period when the visible portion of the moon is increasing.

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What does waning mean in terms of moon phases?

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Waning refers to the period when the visible portion of the moon is decreasing.

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What is the significance of the moon's orbit around Earth?

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The moon's orbit affects the phases of the moon and the tides on Earth.