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Earth and Moon

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waxing when the moon APPEARS to grow in size
waning when the moon APPEARS to shrink in size
new moon the moon APPEARS to be in total darkness
crescent moon when only a small sliver or a piece that looks like the letter "C" APPEARS to look lit up.
first quarter moon When it APPEARS that only the right half of the moon is lit up.
full moon the moon APPEARS to be completely lit up
gibbous moon When it APPEARS that most of the moon is lit up but a small sliver is still in darkness.
moon's rotation on its axis about 27 days
moon's orbit around Earth about 27 days
eclipse occurs when one object moves in front of another object in space.
solar eclipse when the MOON blocks the sun's light from hitting the Earth.
lunar eclipse when the EARTH blocks the sun's light from hitting the moon.
umbra full shadow
penumbra partial shadow
phase the way that the moon APPEARS as we see it from Earth. Moon phases are caused by the Moon orbiting Earth and the Sun always shining on half of the Moon at one time
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