Phases And Elipses Vocabulary

Question 0

New moon

Answer 0

The side of the moon facing the Earth is not illuminated. Wecan not see the moon during this phase

Question 1

Phases

Answer 1

The different shapes of the moon you see from earth caused by the motions of the moon around earth

Question 2

Waxing crescent

Answer 2

When part of the Moon is beginning to show.This lunar sliver can be seen each evening for a few minutes just after sunset.

Question 3

First quarter

Answer 3

When 1/2 of the moon is visible for the first half of the evening, and then goes down, leaving the sky very dark

Question 4

Waxing Gibbous

Answer 4

When most of the Moon is visible we say it is a Gibbous Moon. Can see all but a little sliver of the moon

Question 5

Full moon

Answer 5

When we can observe the entire face of the moon, we call it a Full Moon.

Question 6

Waning gibbous

Answer 6

we can see all but a sliver of the Moon. We begin to see less and less of the Moon each night

Question 7

Last quarter

Answer 7

During a Last Quarter Moon we can see exactly 1/2 of the Moon’s lighted surface.

Question 8

Waning crescent

Answer 8

When you can only see a small sliver of the Moon, and only just before morning. Each night less of the Moon is visible for less time.

Question 9

Eclipse

Answer 9

When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object

Question 10

Solar eclipse

Answer 10

When the moon passes directly between earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from earth

Question 11

Lunar eclipse

Answer 11

When earth is directly between the (full moon) moon and the sun