The Phases Of The Moon

THE PHASES OF THE MOON

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The rotation of the moon around the earth makes the moon seems to change in shape.

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This is caused by the different angles we see the bright part of the moon’s surface.

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This is called phases of the moon

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Moon doesn’t produce any light by itself, the moon reflects the light from the sun.

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The moon goes through 4 major shapes in 28 days

First shape

: NEW MOON •

The moon cannot be seen / not visible

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This because the moon is positioned in between the sun and the earth

SUN

MOON

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Second shape : CRESCENT MOON

Third shape

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This moon can be seen after the new moon but before the first quarter moon

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The crescent moon will grow larger everyday until the moon looks like the first quarter moon.

: HALF MOON •

Only half of the moon will be visible

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The right half of the moon look brighter and the left half moon is dark and cannot be seen.

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The half moon will grow larger everyday until the moon reaches the full moon

Fourth shape : FULL MOON •

The moon is visible fully

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This means that the earth, the sun and the moon are nearly in straight line, with the earth in the middle

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The moon looks bright because it reflects sunlight

SUN MOON

EARTH