OUR MOON'S MANY PHASES
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The moon never changes shape! The moon reflects the light from the sun which makes it appear to change shape from Earth's view. We see the sun's reflection on the moon's face in many PHASES.
Remember this: WAXing= growing WANing= fading CLICK THE PIC -------> 1. New moon- sunlight is NOT reflected- the moon doesn't appear 2. Waxing Cresent- sunlight is reflected on a little bit-a thin piece appears 3. First Quarter moon- sunlight is reflected on half- half appears 4. Waxing Gibbous-sunlight is reflected on most-more than half appears 5. Full moon-sunlight is reflected on the entire moon face- whole moon appears 6. Waning Gibbous-sunlight is fading away-a little bit of darkness appear on the moon 7. Last Quarter moon-sunlight is fading to half- half appears darker 8. Waning Cresent-sunlight has faded almost all the way-only a thin piece appears Click here for a power point review |