Moon Phases

Describes phases that occur after a full moon, as the visible lighted side of the Moon grows smaller.

• Full Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• Waxing

• Waning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of the Earth and around which the Earth spins

• Equator

• Axis

• Revolution

• Rotation

Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the Sun

• Revolution

• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Describes phases following the new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible

• Moon Phase

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning

• Waxing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Phase that occurs when all of the Moon's surface facing Earth reflects light

• Crescent Moon

• Full Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Spinning of Earth on its imaginary axis, which takes 24 hours to complete and causes day and night

• Revolution

• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Change in appearance of the Moon as viewed from the Earth, due to the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun

• Full Moon

• Moon Phase

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth

• Full Moon

• Moon Phase

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The name of this phase of the Moon

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The name of this phase of the Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1