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Moon Phases
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| New Moon | moon phase when the moon is between the Sun and the Earth |
| Waxing Crescent | moon phase when the moon is increasing in light and is less than half lit |
| First Quarter | moon phase when the moon is seen as half lit from the Earth following the New Moon |
| Waxing Gibbous | moon phase when the moon is increasing in light and is more than half lit |
| Full Moon | moon phase when the moon is fully lit |
| Waning Gibbous | moon phase when the moon is decreasing in light and is more than half lit |
| Third Quarter | moon phase when the moon is seen as half lit from the Earth following the Full Moon |
| Waning Crescent | moon phase when the moon is decreasing in light and is less than half lit |
| Waxing | light is increasing, getting "bigger", and is on the right side of the moon |
| Waning | light is decreasing, getting "smaller", and is on the left side of the moon |
| Lunar Cycle | takes roughly 28 days to complete all phases of the moon |
| Revolution | when an object moves around a center of mass or object, called an orbit |
| Counter-Clockwise | the direction the Moon revolves around the Earth |
| Crescent Moon | when the Moon is less than half-lit |
| Quarter Moon | when the Moon is exactly half-lit |
| Gibbous Moon | when the Moon is more than half-lit |
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