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The Moon’s Phases

The Moon’s Phases. With Lunar Lollipops Mr. Hatten. DO NOW. Why do you think the moon looks different every night? List any moon phases that you may have heard of. Please write your ideas in your notebook. Phase Definitions. Waxing- “add light” right side of the moon gains more light

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The Moon’s Phases

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  1. The Moon’s Phases With Lunar Lollipops Mr. Hatten

  2. DO NOW • Why do you think the moon looks different every night? • List any moon phases that you may have heard of. • Please write your ideas in your notebook.

  3. Phase Definitions • Waxing- “add light” • right side of the moon gains more light • Waning- “to go away from light or remove light” • right side of the moon gets darker

  4. 1. Complete the moon phase diagram by shading in the circles as you would see the moon phases from Earth. 2. Label each moon phase with the appropriate name. 7. 6. 8. SUN 1. 5. 4. 2. PHASES OF THE MOON 3. *Not to scale

  5. http://www.sundome.org.uk/images/sun.jpg

  6. 1. Complete the moon phase diagram by shading in the circles as you would see the moon phases from Earth. 2. Label each moon phase with the appropriate name. 7. 6. 8. SUN 1. 5. 4. 2. PHASES OF THE MOON 3. *Not to scale

  7. What Causes the Phases of the Moon? • half of the moon is always receiving light from the Sun

  8. What Causes the Phases of the Moon? • As the moon revolves around the Earth, it looks like the amount of light reflected from the Sun changes

  9. Revolution… The moon’s revolution around the Earth is: 1.in a counter clockwise direction (from right to left) 2. cyclic and predictable • What does cyclic mean?

  10. What does cyclic mean? Cyclic: means a repeated pattern… we see this as moon phases • One lunar phase cycle = 29 ½ days (new moon to new moon) 29 ½ days = about one month = about 4 weeks

  11. So… to move from New Moon to First Quarter, it takes about one week

  12. Quick Quiz #1

  13. 3. First Quarter Moon Quick Quiz #2

  14. Quick Quiz #3

  15. Quick Quiz #4

  16. Lyrids Meteor Shower April 16 to 25, 2009 http://www.astronomy.com/asy/objects/images/april-2009-stm-lyra-finder-.jpg

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