demonstrate and predict the sequence of events in the lunar cycle
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Lunar cycle | the different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month
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| Moon | the only natural satellite of the Earth
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| Revolve | to turn around a center point or line
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| New moon | the moon when it is completely dark
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| Full moon | the moon when it appears as a bright circle
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| Waxing crescent moon | After the new moon, the sunlit portion is increasing, but less than half
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| Waning crescent moon | Following the third quarter, wanes until the light is completely gone
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| First quarter moon | happen when the moon is at a 90 degree angle with respect to the earth and sun (right side lit)
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| Third quarter moon | happen when the moon is at a 90 degree angle with respect to the earth and sun (left side lit)
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| Waxing Gibbous moon | After the first quarter, the sunlit portion is still increasing, but now it is more than half
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| Waning Gibbous moon | After the full moon (maximum illumination), the light continually decreases
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| Phase | the different ways the Moon looks from Earth over about a month.
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