Moon Phases

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What is the Full Moon?

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The Full Moon is the phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated and appears as a complete circle in the sky.

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What comes after the Full Moon?

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The phase that comes after the Full Moon is called the Waning Gibbous.

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List some words that describe the phases of the moon.

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New, Crescent, Quarter, Gibbous, Full.

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What is a Waxing Crescent?

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A Waxing Crescent is the moon phase that occurs after the New Moon, where a small sliver of the moon is illuminated and increasing in size.

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What are moon phases?

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Moon phases are the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth, which change in a cycle that lasts about a month.

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What is a New Moon?

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A New Moon is the phase of the moon when it is not visible from Earth because the illuminated side is facing away from us.

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What is a Waning Crescent?

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A Waning Crescent is the moon phase that occurs after the Third Quarter, where a small sliver of the moon is illuminated and decreasing in size.

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What is a Gibbous Moon?

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A Gibbous Moon is a phase where more than half of the moon is illuminated but it is not yet full.

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What is the difference between a Waxing and Waning Moon?

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A Waxing Moon is increasing in illumination, while a Waning Moon is decreasing in illumination.

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What does it mean when the moon is in the First Quarter phase?

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In the First Quarter phase, half of the moon is illuminated and it appears as a half-circle.

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