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Moon Phases

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    A game to review the phases of the Moon
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  • A phase of the moon that comes after a 1st quarter moon and before a full moon where almost all of the moon is lit up from the right to the left, except a small bit on the left.
    Waxing Gibbous
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  • Moon phase when all of the Moon's lighted half is visible
    Full Moon
  •  15
  • The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
    Waning Crescent
  •  15
  • Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
    New Moon
  •  15
  • Half of the moon is covered; light is on the LEFT.
    Last or Third Quarter Moon
  •  15
  • One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The light is on the right.
    First Quarter Moon
  •  15
  • A phase of the moon coming after a new moon and before a 1st quarter moon that is a lit up crescent on the right
    Waxing Crescent Moon
  •  15
  • An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another.
    Eclipse
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  • A phase of the moon that comes after a full moon and before a last quarter moon where all of the moon is lit up except for a small bit on the right side of the moon that we can see.
    Waning Gibbous
  •  15
  • Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
    Solar Eclipse
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  • An eclipse where the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and it is a full Moon (the moon is covered, has a shadow of dark red cast on it, or slightly dimmed)
    Lunar Eclipse
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  • The collection of planets and their moons in orbit around a sun, together with smaller bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
    Solar System
  •  20
  • How many phases does the Moon have?
    8
  •  20
  • When we start seeing more and more of the Moon it is _____________.
    waxing
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  • When we start seeing less and less of the Moon it is _________.
    waning
  •  20
  • How long does it take the Moon to complete one cycle of phases?
    About 1 month
  •  15