The Moon Flashcards
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Q
Why do we see different phases of the moon?
A
Although the sun always shines on the same side of the moon, the moon isn’t always in the same place while orbiting Earth with respect to the sun
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Q
Why is there a “dark side” of the moon? Why do we always see the same side of the moon from earth?
A
There’s a dark side bc in the time the moon does one rotation, it also does one revolution so the same side always faces us
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Q
The phases of the moon are produced by…
A
Varying amounts of sunlight reaching the side of the moon that faves the earth
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Q
Phases of the moon
A
New moon -> waxing crescent -> first quarter -> waxing gibbous -> full moon ->waning gibbous -> third quarter -> waning crescent
