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Phases of the Moon

Phases of the Moon. This picture shows why the moon doesn’t always look the same at night. Half of the moon is always illuminated by the sunlight (pictured coming from right), but we don’t always see the whole bright side. The dotted line from the earth to the moon shows what you see. 3.

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Phases of the Moon

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  1. Phases of the Moon • This picture shows why the moon doesn’t always look the same at night. • Half of the moon is always illuminated by the sunlight (pictured coming from right), but we don’t always see the whole bright side. • The dotted line from the earth to the moon shows what you see. 3 Sunl ight 4 2 5 1 6 7 8 • As the moon goes around the earth, we see different parts of its shadow. These different shadows are what we call phases.

  2. Which lunar phase do you see? 2 3 1 4 If you see this, the sun is in front of you. If you see this, the sun is to your right. 5 6 7 8 If you see this, the sun is behind you.

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