The Phases Of The Moon

What Causes The Moon To appear to Change Shape

• The moons shape appears to change shape every day
• because the suns light will only show parts of the moon
• each day. Though, a pattern has been found and people 
• now know a slight reason when the different moons
• will show.

The order of the moons

• The first moon is the first quarter moon
• The second moon is the waxing crescent
• The third moon is the new moon
• The fourth moon is the waning crescent
• The fifth moon is the third quarter

The Order Of the moons continued

• The sixth moon is the waning gibbous
• The seventh moon is the full moon
• The eighth moon is the waxing gibbous
• Then it starts over again

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The Blue Moon

• The blue moon happens when there are two 
•  full moons in the same month. The average span 
• between the two moons is 29.5 days.  

The new moon

• You can not see the new moon because 
• during that time the moon is so close to the sun

Why does the moon light up?

• The moon lights up because it reflects the light
• from the sun. 

Three Questions

• What is the time between two moons if there is a blue moon?
• Why does the moon light up?
• Why can't you see the new moon?

Answer to #1

Answer to #2

Answer to #3

Credits

• Writer: Sarah Hitchcock
• Resources:
• http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml
• http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/moon/phases.html
• https://www.google.com/search?q=the+moon&espv=210&es_sm=1

Credits Cont.

• Resources:
• http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?obj
• http://lunaf.com/english/moon-phases/lunar-calendar-2014/03/11/
• http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question3.html