Moon Rotation and Revolution

Moon and Moon Phases

The Earth, Sun, and Moon

The Earth takes 365 days to make one full revolution around the Sun. Revolution means to travel around an object. The Moon also revolves but it travels around the Earth. It takes about 28 days for the Moon to make one full revolution around the Earth. Rotation means to spin or turn. The Earth rotates on its axis and it takes 24 hours to make one full rotation.

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Revolution means to

• fight a war for change

• means to travel around an object.

• run around

• fight a war for freedom

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One Moon's revolution takes

• 28 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 60 seconds

The Earth, Sun, and Moon

The Earth takes 365 days to make one full revolution around the Sun. Revolution means to travel around an object. The Moon also revolves but it travels around the Earth. It takes about 28 days for the Moon to make one full revolution around the Earth. Rotation means to spin or turn. The Earth rotates on its axis and it takes 24 hours to make one full rotation.

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A rotation means

• means turn around and run

• means to walk away

• means to revolve

• means to spin or turn.

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The Earth's rotation takes

• 365 days

• 28 days

• 24 hours

• 60 seconds

Moon

The part of the Moon that we see as we look from Earth changes in a cycle. Although the Moon appears to change during a Lunar Month(29.5 days), it is always the same shape. What does change is how much of the Moon we see from Earth, due to light and shadows. The changes in the Moon are called phases.

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The lunar month takes

• 30 days

• 27 days

• 29.5 days

• 28 days

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The changes of the moon are called

• calendar

• days

• phases

• phrases

There are four basic phases of the Moon:

• First/Third Quarter – Only the left half of the Moon is visible.

• Full Moon – The moon is fully visible.

• First Quarter – Only the right half of the Moon is visible.

• New Moon – The Moon is between Earth and the Sun, so the Moon is not visible. We do not see the illuminated side of the Moon.

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This is

• Full Moon

• 1st quarter

• New Moon

• 3rd quater

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This is

• Full Moon

• 1st quarter

• New Moon

• 3rd quater

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This is

• Full Moon

• 1st quarter

• New Moon

• 3rd quater

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This is

• Full Moon

• 1st quarter

• New Moon

• 3rd quarter