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Why Do We Have Phases of the Moon?

Why Do We Have Phases of the Moon?. Good question!. Oh, by the way, what’s a phase?. Phases. The changes in the appearance of the moon’s shape during a month, such as:. Good!. We’ve got that out of the way!. We have phases because the Moon revolves around the Earth. Revolution.

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Why Do We Have Phases of the Moon?

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  1. Why Do We Have Phases of the Moon?

  2. Good question! Oh, by the way, what’s a phase?

  3. Phases The changes in the appearance of the moon’s shape during a month, such as:

  4. Good! We’ve got that out of the way!

  5. We have phases because the Moon revolves around the Earth.

  6. Revolution The circling of one object around another object in space. A planet revolves around the sun.  A moon revolves around a planet.

  7. Earth revolves around the Sun. Moon revolves around the Earth.

  8. Why does the Moon and Sun appear to move in the sky?

  9. Rotation - When a planet or moon turns all the way around or spins on its axis one time.

  10. As the Moon revolves around the Earth, we see different amounts of the Moon’s surface in sunlight.

  11. For Example…

  12. For Example…

  13. For Example…

  14. Let’s review the eight major phases of the Moon.

  15. New Moon

  16. New Moon

  17. New Term Alert! Waxing – The Moon appears to be getting larger; sunlight seen on the right-hand side.

  18. Waxing Crescent

  19. Waxing Crescent

  20. First Quarter

  21. First Quarter

  22. New Term Alert! Gibbous – Between half and full.

  23. Quick Review! Click here for video.

  24. Waxing Gibbous

  25. Waxing Gibbous

  26. Full Moon

  27. Full Moon

  28. New Term Alert! Waning – The Moon appears to be getting smaller; sunlight seen on the left-hand side.

  29. Quick Review! Click here for video.

  30. Waning Gibbous

  31. Waning Gibbous

  32. Last Quarter

  33. Last Quarter

  34. Waning Crescent

  35. Waning Crescent

  36. Quick Review! Click here for video.

  37. The Presentation Ends Here.

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