The Moon goes through a cycle as it orbits the Earth. From Earth‚ we can see the Moon’s phases even though the Moon doesn’t change. The Moon phases are the different stages of the Moon as it orbits Earth. This cycle is known as the Phases of the Moon. As the Moon circles Earth‚ the amount of light we see changes. These changes in light that we see are known as phases. As the Moon orbits around the Earth‚ the changing of light is known as waxing and waning. The phases have to do with the relativity
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________________________________________ New Moon - When the Moon is roughly in the same direction as the Sun‚ its illuminated half is facing away from the Earth‚ and therefore the part that faces us is all dark: we have the new moon. When in this phase‚ the Moon and the Sun rise and set at about the same time. ________________________________________ Waxing Crescent Moon - As the Moon moves around the Earth‚ we get to see more and more of the illuminated half‚ and we say the Moon is waxing. At first we get a
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As the moon orbits around the Earth‚ from its perspective‚ it comes out of nowhere‚ grows in size‚ then shrinks back down to nothing as the month goes on. Whether it’s day or night‚ the phases of the moon can be observed from all around the world. Many people have tried to understand why the moon goes through its phases. Across the world‚ there are many different explanations of why the moon changes‚ but nothing gives us a better explanation than what science has to say about it. The light from
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INTRODUCTION: Phases of the Moon: What Are They? Phases of the moon discovery: In 1609‚ the “Phases of the Moon‚” was discovered when a man named Galileo‚ was looking at the sun from his telescope when he noticed that the moon orbited around the Sun. Galileo created a telescope that could zoom in 20 times the actual distance of something. With this‚ he made an observation that the moon travels around the Earth at different times causing the moon to look different. Scientists now say that the moon is approximately
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from the right. The earth‚ of course‚ is at the center of the diagram. The moon is shown at 8 key stages during its revolution around the earth. The moon phase name is shown alongside the image. The dotted line from the earth to the moon represents your line of sight when looking at the moon. The large moon image shows what you would see at that point in the cycle. For the waning gibbous‚ third quarter‚ and waning crescent phases you have to mentally turn yourself upside down when imagining the line
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There are exactly 8 phases of the moon. Each phase repeats themselves about once every 29.5 days. The Moon is very old‚ it is about 4.5 billion years old. To us the moon looks like it is moving very slow but it is actually pretty fast. It moves to about 2‚288 miles per hour. The moon constantly spins counter-clockwise. The phases are usually caused by the shadow and light of the Earth and Sun. The Moon has another name as well. The second name for the Moon is luna. The Moon is earth’s only natural
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1st‚ 2012: The moon phase is a Waning Gibbous phase with 93% of the moon illuminated. When the moon is in waning phases the moon is becoming less illuminated each night‚ while gibbous means that the moon is more than 50% illuminated but less than 100%. During this phase the Waning Gibbous moon occurs after the Full Moon and before the Last Quarter. Sunday‚ December 2nd‚ 2012: The moon phase is a Waning Gibbous phase with 87% of the moon illuminated. Compared to yesterday the moon is becoming less
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Lunar Phases When you look up into the dark‚ night sky‚ you will see the moon and the 8 different phases it goes through. They can be very beautiful or even interesting. Lunar phases happen because the sun’s light reflects off the moon to us earth observers. So depending on where the moon is on its orbital path around the earth‚ gives us our lunar phases. Due to the Moon’s revolution around the earth‚ we see that light as different shapes called phases. The strong gravitational pull of the sun
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The 8 Phases of the Moon Phase 1 - New Moon - The side of the moon that is facing the Earth is not lit up by the sun. At this time the moon is not visible. Phase 2 - Waxing Crescent - A small part (less than 1/2) of the moon is lit up at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger. Phase 3 - First Quarter - One half of the moon is lit up by the sun at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger. Phase 4 - Waxing Gibbous - At this time half
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letter of your answer. 1. Which statement below best describes the motion of the Moon relative to the stars? a. The Moon moves eastward relative to the stars about 1 degree per day. b. The Moon moves westward relative to the stars about 1 degree per day. c. The Moon moves eastward relative to the stars about 13 degrees per day. d. The Moon moves westward relative to the stars about 13 degrees per day. e. The Moon does not move relative to the stars. 2. How does the Moon’s motion relative to
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