Moon Phases 1 plus Review

There is 8 phase of the moon and the first one is called a New Moon occurs when the moon is directly in between the earth and the sun. At this point, the illuminated side of the moon is facing the sun and the dark side faces us.

What happens during a new moon, which is the first moon phase?

What would the moon look like if it was in the New Moon phase facing you?

Moon phase challenge

Why does the moon have phases and why it it important to us?

Use vocabulary (orbit, reflection, shadow, light, position)

The Moon changes shape in the sky because of how sunlight hits it. When the Moon is waxing, it looks like it’s growing bigger each night, moving toward a full moon. When the Moon is waning, it looks like it’s getting smaller each night, moving toward a new moon.