11/10 The moon and Its Phases:

The Moon and its Phases

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Mrs. Timmons asked her class to share their ideas about what causes the different phases of the Moon. This is what some of her students said:

• Mona: The Moon lights up in different parts at different times of the month.

• Jared: The phases of the Moon change according to the season of the year.

• Sofia: Parts of the Moon reflect light depending on the position of the Earth in relation to the Sun and Moon.

• Drew: The Earth casts a shadow that causes a monthly pattern in how much of the Moon we can see from Earth.

• Trey: Different planets cast a shadow on the Moon as they revolve around the Sun.

• Oofra: The shadow of the Sun blocks part of the Moon each night causing a pattern of different Moon phases.

• Natasha: The clouds cover the parts of the Moon that we can’t see.

• Raj: The Moon grows a little bit bigger each day until it is full and then it gets smaller again. It repeats this cycle every month.

• What student do you agree with and why?

Multiple Choice

What causes the moon to go through different phases?

• The moon's gravitational pull

• The moon's distance from the Sun

• The Earth's rotation

• The moon's orbit around the Earth

So why do we see different phases of the moon?

It is due to the position of the moon earth and sun and what we see lit up looking up at the moon from earth's surface.

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