TCI Phases of the Moon Vocab

Rotate

• to spin

• a line connecting the North and South Pole

• Half the moon is illuminated- happens during waxing and waning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Axis

• a line connecting the North and South Pole

• Half the moon is illuminated- happens during waxing and waning

• to move around a central point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Revolve

• to move around a central point

• Moon appears to be getting bigger

• Side of moon that never faces the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

New Moon

• Moon phase in which none of the Moon appears to be illuminated

• Moon appears to be getting smaller

• More than half but less than fully illuminated

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

First quarter and third quarter

• Half the moon is illuminated- happens during waxing and waning

• Moon phase in which none of the Moon appears to be illuminated

• moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.

• a line connecting the North and South Pole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Full Moon

• moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.

• a line connecting the North and South Pole

• Moon phase in which none of the Moon appears to be illuminated

• Side of moon that never faces the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Gibbous

• More than half but less than fully illuminated

• Moon appears to be getting bigger

• Moon appears to be getting smaller

• to move around a central point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Waxing

• Moon appears to be getting bigger

• Side of moon that never faces the sun

• Moon appears to be getting smaller

• to spin on an axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Waning

• Moon appears to be getting smaller

• to move around a central point

• Half the moon is illuminated- happens during waxing and waning

• More than half but less than fully illuminated

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Dark Side of the Moon

• Side of moon that never faces the sun

• to spin on an axis

• a line connecting the North and South Pole

• moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1