The Phases of the Moon

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The Phases of the Moon

• Different Faces in the Night

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We can see three different faces of the moon

• Full Moon
• Quarter Moon
• Crescent Moon

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Like the earth, half of the moon is always
lighted by the sun.

• Also like the Earth, half of the moon is
  completely dark.
• The moon does not really change, it travels
  around the Earth.
• The different faces that we see are really
  different sides of the moon.

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New Moon

• When the moon is in between the sun and the
  Earth, we cannot see the moon. This part of the
  moon is in the shade.
• This is called a new moon.

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Full Moon

• When the Earth is in between the moon and the
  sun, we see the whole part of the moon which is
  lit up by the sun.
• This is called a full moon.

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Quarter Moon

• When the moon is above or below the Earth, we can
  only see half of the lit area of the moon.
• This is called a quarter moon.

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Crescent Moon

• When the moon is in between the new moon and the
  half moon, we are only able to see a little
  sliver of the lighted side of the moon.
• This is called a crescent moon.

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• As the moon grows larger, towards becoming a full
  moon, it is called a waxing moon.

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• As the moon grows smaller, away from being a full
  moon, it is called a waning moon.

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Phases of the moon for April, 1998