Moon Phases Vocab

Front

What is the path the moon takes as it moves around the Earth?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the appearance that something is growing?

Back

Waxing

Front

What do we call an object that revolves around a larger object?

Back

Satellite

Front

What is the shape of the moon that is less than half illuminated?

Back

Crescent

Front

What is an invisible line that runs through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole?

Back

Axis

Front

What do we call the phase of the moon when it is more than half illuminated but not full?

Back

Gibbous

Front

What is the term for the moon phase when it is completely illuminated?

Back

Full Moon

Front

What is the term for the moon phase when it is not visible from Earth?

Back

New Moon

Front

What is the term for the moon phase when it is decreasing in illumination?

Back

Waning

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for the moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?

Back

Lunar Month