Moon Phases Vocabulary

The illuminated part of the moon is greater than a quarter and less than full.

• gibbous

• crescent

• quarter

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The illuminated part of the moon is greater than new and less than a quarter.

• gibbous

• crescent

• Last Quarter

• wane

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The illuminated moon is halfway between full and new moon.

• crescent

• gibbous

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Moon appears as a circle in the sky.

• New Moon

• phase

• Last Quarter

• Full Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A step in a series of events.

• wax

• wane

• phase

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moon appears to decrease in size.

• wax

• wane

• crescent

• gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moon appears to increase in size.

• wax

• wane

• gibbous

• Full Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A natural satellite of the Earth.

• crescent

• gibbous

• moon

• revolve

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An imaginary line that the Earth rotates about

• axis

• revolve

• rotate

• moon

To move in a circle around something

• axis

• moon

• revolve

• rotate

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1