Moon Phases Vocab

any stage in the series of changes in the appearance of the moon

• translation

• order of development

• phase

• gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the shape of the moon that is less than half illuminated

• orbit

• axis

• gibbous

• crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Different stages or appearances of something

• eclipse

• faces

• revolution

• phases

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This word describes the moon as the illuminated side grows larger and brighter after a new moon...

• waxing

• waning

• eclipse

• lit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This word describes the moon as the illuminated side shrinks smaller and smaller after a full moon...

• waxing

• waning

• eclipse

• lit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The phase of the moon when it is not visible from Earth because it is between the sun and Earth

• eclipse

• new moon

• full moon

• waxing crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated

• eclipse

• new moon

• full moon

• waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Is this moon waxing or waning?

• waxing

• waning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Is this moon waxing or waning?

• waxing

• waning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Is this moon waxing or waning?

• waxing

• waning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1