4.8C Patterns: Moon phases, Seasons, Shadows

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The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth

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moon phases

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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. No Moon

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new moon

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The moon is a quarter of the way around the Earth. You can see the right half of the moon.

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first quarter moon

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the phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted, and it appears bright and round. O

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full moon

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The phase of the moon when it is three-quarters of the way through its orbit, and we see the left half of the moon lighted.

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third quarter moon

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The time it takes the moon to orbit the earth

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29.5 days

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The path that an object follows as it travels around another object in space.

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orbit

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to turn or spin

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rotate

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an imaginary line through the middle of an object, around which the object spins.

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axis

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caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis as it orbits around the Sun

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seasons