4.8C Patterns: Moon phases, Seasons, Shadows

The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth

• new moon

• moon phases

• first quarter moon

• seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between 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. No Moon

• new moon

• moon phases

• first quarter moon

• seasons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moon is a quarter of the way around the Earth. You can see the right half of the moon. D

• new moon

• moon phases

• first quarter moon

• full moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted, and it appears bright and round. O

• new moon

• third quarter moon

• first quarter moon

• full moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The phase of the moon when it is three-quarters of the way through its orbit, and we see the left half of the moon lighted: C

• new moon

• third quarter moon

• first quarter moon

• full moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the time it takes the moon to orbit the earth

• 29.5 days

• 24 hours

• first quarter moon

• 365 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The path that an object follows as it travels around another object in space.

• moon phases

• 24 hours

• rotation

• orbit

to turn or spin

• seasons

• axis

• rotate

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

an imaginary line through the middle of an object, around which the object spins.

• seasons

• axis

• rotate

• orbit

caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis as it orbits around the Sun

• seasons

• axis

• rotation

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1