The Phases Of The Moon

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THE PHASES OF THE MOON



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



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



This is called phases of the moon



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



The moon goes through 4 major shapes in 28 days

First shape

: NEW MOON •

The moon cannot be seen / not visible



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

SUN

MOON

EARTH

Second shape : CRESCENT MOON

Third shape



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



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



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



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

Fourth shape : FULL MOON •

The moon is visible fully



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



The moon looks bright because it reflects sunlight

SUN MOON

EARTH

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