Months and the Moon Flashcards
Our calendar is the
Gregorian Calendar–the most widely used type
A leap year occurs ___ because ___
Every four years, adding one extra day to February to re-sync the calendar since our orbit is not a whole number
How many days are in:
January
February
March
April
31
28 (LY 29)
31
30
How many days are in:
May
June
July
August
31
30
31
31
How many days are in:
September
October
November
December
30
31
30
31
The moon has an _____ so we only see _____
Captured or synchronous orbit; one side of it (though it does haze libation, revealing 59%)
The moon is waxing if ____
the phases are getting larger
The moon is waning if ____
the phase are getting smaller
The moon is gibbous if ____
more than half is lit
The moon is crescent if ____
less than half is lit
New moon begins near the Sun setting in the ____. The waxing phases turn to a full moon as the Moon rises in the ___ as the Sun sets in the __.
west
east; west
