PHASES OF THE MOON

1. PHASES OF THE MOON

2. When the bright part is getting bigger, the Moon is waxing. • When it is getting smaller, the Moon is waning. • When the Moon is more than half-lit, it is called a Gibbous Moon. • When the moon is less than half-lit, it is called a Crescent Moon. • Lunar Eclipse-Earth's shadow falls on the Moon • Solar Eclipse-Moon’s shadow falls on earth

3. The phases of the Moon depends upon the following things: • The position of the Moon • The position of the Sun • The position of the Earth (us!)

4. The moon is not a man-made object orbiting the Earth. We call it a _natural _ satellite. • The moon takes _29_ days to complete one full ___orbit__ of the Earth. This is called the Lunar ___month___. • The moon _reflects_ the light from the _sun__. • As the moon moves around the _Earth_ the amount of light it _reflects__ from the _sun_ changes. • This causes the __phases__ of the moon. • The moon is a non-lumin object which means it does not emit light.

6. When the moon is getting bigger, it is ______. • Waxing • When the moon is getting smaller, it is ______. • Waning

7. Moon Facts • There are months that have two full moons. The second full moon in a month is called a blue moon. • There are some months that don’t have any full moons, although this is very unusual. • The moon rises about 50 minutes later each day than the day before. • The Sun always shines on half of the Moon.

8. More Moon Facts • It takes about 29.5 days for the moon to complete all its phases. • On any given day or night, every place on Earth sees the same face of the Moon. • Just like the Sun, the Moon rises in the east and sets in the west.