Lunar Phases

Phases of Moon

U5 Sun Moon Earth System

Lunar Movement

It takes about 29.5 days for the Moon to revolve around Earth and go through all the phases

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Open the Sun, Earth & Moon Slidebook Read Slide 14 & Review for Check for Understanding questions

Multiple Choice

The Moon produces its own light

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which lunar phase is the fully lit portion of the moon facing the earth?

• Gibbous Moon

• Crescent Moon

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Syzygy

In astronomy, a syzygy is a roughly straight-line configuration of three or more celestial bodies in a gravitational system

Multiple Select

Check the boxes of the phases of the moon where the Sun & Earth & Moon are aligned together.

• New Moon

• Crescent Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

Phases of Moon

• Waxing means the Moon is showing more reflected light

• Waning means the Moon light reflection is receding

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EXIT TICKET : A syzygy is a roughly straight-line configuration of three or more celestial bodies in a gravitational system. Which phases of the moon create a syzygy between the Earth & Sun.