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Term | Definition |
moon | the earth's natural satellite illuminated by the sun |
orbit | To move or travel around an object in a curved path.The earth orbits the sun.The sun orbits the earth. |
lunar cycle | The 4 week period in which the moon orbits earth one time and completes all of its phases. |
moon phase | The shape of the bright part of the moon. |
new moon | Occurs when the moon is positioned between the earth and the sun.The new moon is invisible. |
full moon | A phase of the moon in the lunar cycle when all of the sunlit side of the moon is visible from earth. |
first quarter moon | A phase of the moon n the lunar cycle halfway between a new moon and a full moon.The moon appears to be a "half moon"as seen from earth. |
third quarter moon | The phase of the moon halfway between the full moon and the new moon.The moon appears from earth to be a "half moon". |
crescent | A word used to describe the curved shape of the visible part of the moon before and after a new moon. |
gibbous moon | Any phase of the moon that has more than half of its face illuminated. |
waxing | When the face of the moon looks larger each day. |
waning | When the face of the moon looks smaller each day. |
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