1 PHASES OF THE MOON STUDY GUIDE
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3 What moon phase? waxing crescent
4 What moon phase? third quarter
5 What moon phase? 1 st quarter
6 What moon phase? full
7 What moon phase? waxing gibbous
8 What moon phase? waning gibbous
9 What moon phase? waning crescent
10 What moon phase? new moon
11 The positions of the moon, Earth, and Sun are responsible for the moon’s phases.
12 It takes about one month or 29.5 days for the moon to complete one cycle of phases.
13 Order of Moon Phases
14 None of the moon is illuminated during the new moon phase.
15 Three weeks after a new moon, you can see ½ of the moon. It’s in the 3 rd quarter phase.
16 What is waxing? when the moon is getting bigger the right side is illuminated
17 What is waning? when the moon is getting smaller when the left side is illuminated
18 The moon changes phases because it changes position as it orbits Earth.
This is a lunar eclipse. 19
For a lunar eclipse to occur, the moon must be full. 20
This is a solar eclipse. 21
The moon must be new for a solar eclipse to occur. 22