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Phases of the Moon
The Moon appears to change shape daily as it orbits Earth and the illuminated side facing Earth varies. These changing shapes are called phases of the Moon, ranging from a thin crescent to a full Moon. The phases - new, crescent, half, gibbous, and full - refer to the portion of the Moon's face that is illuminated by the Sun's light and visible from Earth, with the waxing phase showing the illuminated area growing larger each night and the waning phase showing it shrinking smaller again.
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- 1. Phases of theMoon
- 2. The Moon Phases of theMoon The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth. It is one of the brightest objects in the sky after the Sun. But the Moon has no light of its own and reflects the light of the Sun.
- 3. Phases of theMoon Phases of the Moon As seen from the Earth, the Moon appears to change its shape every day. This is because we see only that part of the moon which reflects the light of the sun.
- 4. Phases of theMoon Phases of the Moon The side of the moon facing us receives varying amount of sunlight as it is continuously moving around the earth. Its shape varies from a thin crescent to a full moon. The different shapes of the moon are called phases of the moon.
- 5. New Moon Phases of theMoon When the side of the moon facing the earth does not receive any sunlight and we cannot see the moon, then it is called a new moon.
- 6. Crescent Moon Phases of theMoon When only a small portion of the facing side of the moon get sunlight and becomes visible to us, we call it crescent moon.
- 7. Half Moon Phases of theMoon When half portion of the facing side of the moon becomes illuminated, we call it half moon.
- 8. Gibbous Moon Phases of theMoon When almost three-fourth of the facing side of the moon receives sunlight, it is called gibbous moon.
- 9. Full Moon Phases of theMoon When the entire side of the Moon facing the earth is illuminated, we call it full moon.
- 10. Waxing Phase of theMoon Phases of the Moon The crescent, half, gibbous and the full moon stages together are known as waxing phase of the moon.
- 11. Waning Phase of theMoon Phases of the Moon After this, the cycle reverses and the size of the illuminated facing side of the moon starts reducing. These stages are collectively referred to as waning phase of the moon.
- 13. This presentation isa result of my experiences while I was helping out my son with his school assignments and project work. I am happy to share this with other students and their parents. Hope you find this informative and useful. Thank you. - Prashant Mahajan - All pictures belong to their original authors, photographers.