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Moon Vocab
Murdock 6th grade HCMS 2/7/17 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Crescent | partly but less than half lit |
First Quarter Moon | the phase of the moon in which the right half is lit, and the left half is dark |
Full Moon | The phase of the moon in which it is fully visible; occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth |
Gibbous | more than half but less than fully lit |
Moon Phases | the shape of the moon as seen on earth, the moon passes through 8 phases that repeat itself every 29.5 days |
New Moon | the phase of the moon that occurs when it passes between earth and the sun |
Third Quarter Moon | the phase of the moon in which the left half of the moon is lit and the right half is dark |
Waning | a moon that seems to be getting smaller each night, left side of the moon is lit |
Waxing | a moon that seems to be getting bigger each night, right side of the moon is lit |