1. Moon Phases
Miss Beck
2nd Grade
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2. Click on a phase to learn more about it
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
Waning Crescent
Full Moon
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3. New Moon First phase no sunlight is being reflected by the moon
moon is in-between the earth and sun so we don't see the lit side of the moon 
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4. Waxing Crescent Second phase a small part of the moon is lit
the lit part is slowly getting bigger 
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5. First Quarter Third phase half of the moon is lit
one quarter of the lunar cycle has passed  
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6. Waxing Gibbous Fourth phase more than half of the moon is lit
only a small crescent is not lit
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7. Full Moon
Fifth phase 
the side of the moon facing the earth is entirely lit by the sun 
half of the lunar cycle has passed 
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8. Waning Gibbous Sixth phase
the lit portion of the moon is getting smaller 
more than half the moon is lit by the sun 
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9. Third Quarter Seventh phase half the moon is lit by the sun
three quarters of the lunar cycle has passed 
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10. Waning Crescent Eighth phase only a small part of the moon is lit
the lit portion or the moon is slowly getting smaller 
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11. What phase of the is the moon in when we can’t see the lit part?
Full Moon
New Moon
Waxing Crescent

12. Full Moon is entirely visible from earth
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Full Moon is entirely visible from earth
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13. Waxing Crescent is when a small part of the moon is lit.
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Waxing Crescent is when a small part of the moon is lit.
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14. You Got it!!!
Correct! The New Moon phase is the first phase of the lunar cycle and the moon is not visible from earth — no light is being reflected.
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