Moon Phases
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- Q1the different shapes of the moon that we see in the night's skymoon phases30s
- Q2the time it takes for the moon to make one full revolution around the Earth- 29.5 dayslunar cycle30s
- Q3when the lit portion of the moon we see gets largerwaxing phase30s
- Q4when the lit portion of the moon se see gets smallerwaning phase30s
- Q5happens when the moon is located between Earth and the sun- we can not seen the moon at this time- this moon begins the lunar cyclenew moon30s
- Q6phase that occurs after the new moon phase, this crescent shape that appears to get bigger from day to daywaxing crescent30s
- Q7occurs after the waxing crescent phase, when half the bright side of the moon is visible from Earthfirst-quarter moon30s
- Q8occurs after the first-quarter phase, when more MORE than half of the moon's lit side faces Earthwaxing gibbous30s
- Q9occurs when the moon has moved halfway around it orbit and the entire lit side of the moon faces Earthfull moon30s
- Q10occurs after the full moon phase, when you see less of the lit half of the moon as time passeswaning gibbous30s
- Q11occurs after the waning gibbous phase, when half the lit side of the moon is facing away- moon has completed 3/4 of a revolution around Earththird-quarter moon30s
- Q12occurs after the third-quarter phase of the moon, when you see even less of the lit side of the moonwaning crescent30s
- Q13occurs when one object in space casts a shadow on another object in spaceeclipse30s
- Q14occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun- the moon blocks the sun's light from reaching parts of the Earth- Moon casts a shadow on the Earth- can only happen during a new moon phasesolar eclipse30s
- Q15occurs when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, and the Earth casts a shadow on the moon - can only occur when the moon, Earth, and Sun are lined up in a row. - Can only happen during a full moon phaselunar eclipse30s