BEYOND PLANET EARTH

The Moon

The moon moves from east to west across the sky in an arc.

The Moon

The moon has an elliptical orbit, and revolves around the Earth.

The Moon The moon appears largest when it is

closest to Earth and smallest when it is farthest away from Earth.

Tides Tides are caused by the gravitational pull

of the Moon and the Sun on the oceans of Earth.

Tides More extreme tides occur when the earth,

moon and sun are in a straight line.

Tides Less extreme tides occur when the earth,

moon and sun are at right angles.

Moon Phases

Really are the part of the lit side of the moon that we see

Moon Phases

1. New Moon- no lit part can be seen

Moon Phases

2. Waxing- lit to the right, lit side growing.

Moon Phases

3. Full Moon- all is lit

Moon Phases

4. Waning- dark to the right, lit side shrinking.

Moon Phases

The phase is a crescent when less than half appears lit and called gibbous when more than half appears lit.

Moon Phases

When half of the moon appears lit this is known as a quarter.

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