The document discusses key facts about the moon. It explains that the moon revolves around the Earth and does not produce its own light, but rather reflects sunlight. It describes the different phases of the moon including full moon, gibbous, quarter moon, crescent moon, and new moon. It also discusses the concepts of waxing and waning to describe how the illuminated portion of the moon increases or decreases over time. Finally, it provides brief explanations of lunar eclipses, which occur when the moon passes through Earth's shadow, and solar eclipses, which happen when the moon passes between the Earth and sun.
The document discusses key facts about the moon. It explains that the moon revolves around the Earth and does not produce its own light, but rather reflects sunlight. It describes the different phases of the moon including full moon, gibbous, quarter moon, crescent moon, and new moon. It also discusses the concepts of waxing and waning to describe how the illuminated portion of the moon increases or decreases over time. Finally, it provides brief explanations of lunar eclipses, which occur when the moon passes through Earth's shadow, and solar eclipses, which happen when the moon passes between the Earth and sun.
The document discusses key facts about the moon. It explains that the moon revolves around the Earth and does not produce its own light, but rather reflects sunlight. It describes the different phases of the moon including full moon, gibbous, quarter moon, crescent moon, and new moon. It also discusses the concepts of waxing and waning to describe how the illuminated portion of the moon increases or decreases over time. Finally, it provides brief explanations of lunar eclipses, which occur when the moon passes through Earth's shadow, and solar eclipses, which happen when the moon passes between the Earth and sun.
THE MOON REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH. THE MOON DOES NOT CREATE ITS OWN LIGHT. THE SUN`S LIGHT BOUNCES OFF OF THE MOON. THE LIGHT REFLECTS OFF THE MOON AND WE SEE IT. PHASES OF THE MOON
FULL MOON: A FULL MOON IS WHEN THE MOON IS 100% ILLUMINATED
GIBBUS:WHEN THE MOON IS MORE THAN 50% BUT STILL NOT A FULL MOON. FINAL QUARTER MOON:THE FINAL QUARTER MOON(3RD QUARTER MOON) IS ROUGHLY 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE NEW MOON, AND IS THE MOONS FINAL QUARTER AROUND EARTH. CRESCENT:THE MOON SEEMS TO BE SHRINKING DAILY, BECAUSE THE NEW MOON IS APPROACHING NEW MOON:THE NEW MOON IS NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE IT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN TO BE SEEN WAXING AND WANING
WAXING IS WHEN THE MOON BECOMES INCREASINGLY LIT EVERY
DAY. WANING IS WHEN THE MOON BECOMES LESS LIT DAY BY DAY. LUNAR ECLIPSE A LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCURS AFTER THE MOON IS CAST IN EARTHS SHADOW. A LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE MOON IS DIRECTLY BEHIND EARTH AND THE SUN IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EARTH. SOLAR ECLIPSE WE SHOULD NOT MIX UP A SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH A LUNAR ECLIPSE, VERY BIG DIFFERENCE. SOLAR ECLIPSE IS WHEN MOON IS IN BETWEEN SUN AND EARTH