The Phases of the Moon

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The Phases of the Moon

• Different Faces in the Night

Mrs. GianelosGrade 8 Space ScienceLesson 2.2
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Revolution Moon orbits the Earth every 271/3
daysThe moon rises in the east and sets in the
westThe moon rises and sets 50 minutes later
each dayRotation Moon turns on its axis every
27 daysSame side of Moon always faces Earth
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FOUR MAIN SHAPES
FULL
CRESCENT
Four Basic Shapes
GIBBOUS
QUARTER
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Like the earth, half of the moon is always lit by
the sun.

• Also like the Earth, half of the moon is
  completely dark.
• The moon does not really change, it travels
  around the Earth.
• The different shapes that we see are different
  views of the same side of the moon.
• Sometimes we cannot see the new moon at all!

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New Moon

• When the moon is in between the sun and the
  Earth, we cannot see the moon. This part of the
  moon is in the shade.
• This is called a new moon.

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Full Moon

• When the Earth is in between the moon and the
  sun, we see the whole part of the moon which is
  lit up by the sun.
• This is called a full moon.

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Quarter Moon

• When the moon is above or below the Earth, we can
  only see half of the lit area of the moon.
• This is called a quarter moon.

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Crescent Moon

• When the moon is in between the new moon and the
  half moon, we are only able to see a little
  sliver of the lighted side of the moon.
• This is called a crescent moon.

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Waxing and Waning

• New moon
• Waxing Crescent moon
• First Quarter moon
• Waxing Gibbous moon
• Full moon
• Waning Gibbous moon
• Third Quarter moon
• Waning Crescent moon
• New moon

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• As the moon grows larger, towards becoming a full
  moon, it is called a waxing moon.
• Right side of moon is lit

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• As the moon grows smaller, away from being a full
  moon, it is called a waning moon.
• Left side of Moon is lit

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http//www.stardate.org/nightsky/moon/
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The Lunar Challenge!
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Name this phase!
Full Moon
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Name these features.
Craters
Maria
Name these features.
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Does this image show us the near side or far side
of the moon?
Far Side
How can you tell?
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Name this phase!
First Quarter
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Name this phase!
Waxing Crescent
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Does this image show the near side or the far
side of the moon?
Near Side
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Name this phase!
Waning Gibbous
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Name this phase!
Third Quarter
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From what direction does the moon rise?
The East
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Name this phase!
Waxing Gibbous
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Name this phase!
Waning Crescent
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Name this phase!
Look closely!
Waxing Gibbous
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Name this phase!
Full Moon
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Name this phase!
New Moon
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Does the moon rise or set in the west?
It sets in the west.
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Name this phase!
Waning Gibbous
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Name this phase!
Waning Crescent
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Name this phase!
Waning Gibbous
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The Phase of the Moon Lets Experiment with
Lunar Lollipops!!!
The phase of the Moon depends on the relative
position between the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon