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Earth & Moon *
5th grade
Term | Definition |
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Lunar Eclipse | the Earth blocking the Sun from the moon |
Solar Eclipse | the Moon blocking the Sun from the Earth |
Waxing | the increasing amount of the sunlit portion of the Moon's surface. |
Waning | the decreasing amount of the sunlit portion of the Moon's surface |
New Moon | start of the moon phases; can NOT see the moon |
1st Quarter | after new moon; right side is glowing |
Full Moon | after 1st quarter moon; entire lit side of the moon is glowing |
3rd Quarter | after full moon; left side is glowing |