Moon Phases PPT Notes 1
Moon Phases PPT Notes 1
Moon Phases PPT Notes 1
Lunar Movement
Revolves around Earth as
the Earth revolves around
the Sun.
Revolves around Earth in
29 Earth days.
Rotates on its axis in a
little over 27 Earth days.
The same side of the Moon
always faces Earth because
it rotates at about the same
rate as Earth.
The moon is approximately
239,000 miles away from
Earths surface.
Phases of the Moon
As the position of the Moon changes
as it revolves around Earth, we
observe different moon phases.
The cause of moon phases depends
on how much of the sunlit side of the
Moon faces Earth.
8 Phases include:
new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter,
waxing gibbous, full moon, waning
gibbous, 3rd quarter, and waning crescent
Waxing
Waxing: the amount of the sunlit side we see increases.
The sunlit side is white on the right side.
The sunlit side increases from New Moon to Full Moon.