Phases of the Moon

When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, it is most likeky a:

• Full Moon
• Half Moon
• 3rd Quarter Moon

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The Moon gets its light from the

• Earth
• Stars
• Sun

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What moon phase is this? 

• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous
• waning crescent
• waning gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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Moon

• natural satellite that revolves around the Earth
• One of the different shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits around Earth 
• The Moon is not visible from Earth
• ·  The Moon phase where less than ½ of the Moon is illuminated by the direct sunlight, creating a crescent Moon. Waxing describes seeing more and more of Moon.

New Moon

• The Moon is not visible from Earth
• The last half of the Moon phase before the new Moon
•   - occurs as the full moon changes to last quarter. Waning describes seeing less and less of the Moon.
• ·  The Sun illuminates the whole side of the Moon facing Earth

Full Moon

• ·  The Moon phase where the Moon appears to have the Sun’s light shining on more than half the right side of the moon
• The Sun illuminates the whole side of the Moon facing Earth
• The last half of the Moon phase before the new Moon
• natural satellite that revolves around the Earth

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

• physically changing size and shape.
• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
• reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
• having craters on its surface.

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The moon rotates around the _____. 

• sun
• Earth
• the planets 

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How long does it take the moon to go around the Earth? 

• 26 days 
• 29 days 
• 1 year

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