1. The Moon

2. Rotation The act of turning on an axis.
The ball spins around the axis.
The moon takes 27.3 days to rotate

3. Revolution When an object travels around another object.
The car travels around the center of the track.
It takes the moon 27.3 days to circle the Earth

4. Waxing When the appearance of the moon seems to grow.
Missing piece is on the left

5. Waning When the appearance of the moon seems to be shrinking.
Missing piece is on the right

6. Solar Eclipse
When the moon is in between the sun and the Earth and casts a shadow on the Earth.

7. Lunar Eclipse
When the Earth is in between the Sun and Moon and casts a shadow on the Moon.

8. Phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon's dark side is facing the Earth.

9. Waxing Crescent - Phases of the Moon
The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half lit. The size of the moon appears to be increasing.

10. Phases of the Moon First Quarter
One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated. The size of the moon appears to be increasing.

11. Phases of the Moon Waxing Gibbous
Moon appears to be more than one-half lit. The size of the moon appears to be increasing.

12. Phases of the Moon Full Moon
The Moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon appears to be completely lit.

13. Phases of the Moon Waning Gibbous
The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully lit. The size of the moon appears to be decreasing.

14. Last Quarter Phases of the Moon
One-half of the Moon appears to be lit. The size of the moon appears to be decreasing.

15. Waning Crescent Phases of the Moon
The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half lit. The size of the moon appears to be decreasing.

16. Phases of the Moon It takes 29.5 days to complete the cycle.
Since calendar days on lunar days don’t match up, the cycle isn’t the same every month.
If you have 2 full moons in one month, the second is called a “Blue Moon”.
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