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Moon Vocabulary
Phases of the Moon
Term | Definition |
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AXIS | An imaginary line that an object spins or revolves around. |
rotation | Turning around on an axis spinning |
illuminate | To brighten with light |
new moon | The beginning phase of the moon cycle. The Earth,moon, and sun are all lin aligmnment and the moon appears completely dark. |
first quarter | The moon phase occurring after new mooon and before full moon, when half of the illuminated surface is visible from the Earth. |
full moon | The moon phase that occurs when the Earth is between the moon and t he sun. The moon will appear at its brightest. the entire disc of the moon will be illuminated. |
third quarter | The moon phase occurring after full moon and before new moon, when half of the illuminated surface is visible from Earth. Also known as the last quarter. |
orbit | The curved path of the object as it revolves around another object to move or travel around in a curved path. |
revolve | To move around another object along a curved path. |
lunar | Having to do with the moon or moon cycles. |
moon phase | The apparent shape of the illuminated part of the moon that can be seen from Earth. |
waning | To have a gradually smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to increase in size. |
waxing | To have a gradually larger part of its visible surface illuminated so that it appears to increase in size. |
moon | A body in outer space that orbits a planet a natural satellite. |
gibbous | Having the observable illuminated part of the moon greater than a semicircle, but less than a full circle. |
crescent | The curved shape of the moon. |