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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. The Moon. Rotation spinning around a central axis like a planet, moon or star. Revolution one complete trip (orbit) of a planet around a star or a moon around a planet. Lunar Cycle the predictable 28-day cycle of the moon as it orbits Earth and progresses through several phases.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary • The Moon

  2. Rotationspinning around a central axis like a planet, moon or star

  3. Revolutionone complete trip (orbit) of a planet around a star or a moon around a planet

  4. Lunar Cyclethe predictable 28-day cycle of the moon as it orbits Earth and progresses through several phases

  5. New MoonLunar phase that occurs when the moon lies directly between the Earth and the sun; this phase appears dark and cannot be seen from Earth

  6. First Quarter Moonphase of the moon when it has gone through a quarter of its lunar cycle; half of the lighted side of the moon is visible from Earth

  7. Full Moonlunar phase that occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun; visible side of the moon is fully lit

  8. Third Quarter MoonPhase of the moon when it has gone through three-quarters of its lunar cycle; half of the lighted side of the moon is visible from Earth

  9. Watch as this Oreo goes thru the moon’s phases!!The darkness moves from right to left across the moon.The light moves from right to left across the moon.

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