Mrs Mullen Moon Vocabulary

to increase gradually in size: lightest part of the moon is getting bigger

• waxing

• waning

• gibbous

• phase

to decrease gradually in size: the lightest part of the moon is getting smaller

• waxing

• waning

• gibbous

• full moon

e whole lighted side of the moon is visible

• new moon

• full moon

• crescent moon

• gibbous moon

the lighted side of the moon that faces the earth is dark

• new moon

• full moon

• crescent moon

• gibbous moon

less than half of the moon is illuminated

• new moon

• full moon

• crescent moon

• gibbous moon

more than half, but less that all of the moon is illuminated

• new moon

• full moon

• crescent moon

• gibbous moon

the half of the moon facing earth is illuminated

• quarter

• phase

• eclipse

• gravity

one of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth

• quarter

• phase

• eclipse

• gravity

the partial or total blocking of one object by another

• quarter

• phase

• eclipse

• gravity

the force of attraction between any 2 objects in the universe

• quarter

• phase

• eclipse

• gravity