Lunar Cycle

The moon is growing/getting bigger and light is on the right.

• Waxing

• Waning

The moon is shrinking/getting smaller and light is on the left.

• Waxing

• Waning

When the entire moon is visible happen half way through the lunar cycle only lasting 1 day

• Full Moon

• New Moon

First phase of the lunar cycle; not visible and it's often represented by a black circle. (only lasts 1 day)

• Full Moon

• New Moon

Rising and falling of Earth's sea levels due to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on earth as it rotates.

• Moon Phases

• Tides

• Seasons

The lunar cycle takes 29.5 days

• True

• False

Where would the sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

• On the right

• On the left

• At the top

• At the bottom

Just like Earth, ________ of the Moon is lit by the Sun while the rest is in darkness.

• half

• 3/4

• 1/4

• none of the above

Like Earth, the Moon is always half illuminated by _________.

• our solar system

• Mercury

• the Sun

• stars in other solar systems.

What Moon phase is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Full Moon