Moon Phases

third quarter

• starts to get smaller and is greater than half but not a full moon

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

• shows the least of its' curved edge of the moon's side.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

waning crescent

• starts to get smaller and is greater than half but not a full moon

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

• shows the least of its' curved edge of the moon's side.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

waning gibbous

• starts to get smaller and is greater than half but not a full moon

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

• shows the least of its' curved edge of the moon's side.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

full moon

• starts to get smaller and is greater than half but not a full moon

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

• shows the least of its' curved edge of the moon's side.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

waning

• appears to be getting bigger

• appears to be getting smaller

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

waxing

• appears to be getting bigger

• appears to be getting smaller

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

waxing gibbous

• starts to become visible again and only a curved edge of the moon's side is visible

• moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen

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

• when the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is greater than half

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

first quarter

• starts to become visible again and only a curved edge of the moon's side is visible

• moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen

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

• when the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is greater than half

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

waxing crescent

• starts to become visible again and only a curved edge of the moon's side is visible

• moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen

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

• when the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is greater than half

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

new moon

• starts to become visible again and only a curved edge of the moon's side is visible

• moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen

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

• when the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is greater than half

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1