THE MOON PREDICTABLE MOON PATTERN PREDICTABLE MOON PATTERN

THE MOON

PREDICTABLE MOON PATTERN

PREDICTABLE MOON PATTERN Predict the missing moons! ? ? ? ? ?

The different shapes of the moon visible from Earth are phases called _______ When the moon is gaining light form Earth’s perspective Waxing Moon. When the moon is losing light from Earth’s perspective Waning Moon. What do we call the moon cycle? Lunar Cycle How long does the moon cycle 29. 5 last? days

STUDY THE 8 MOON PHASES BELOW Moon Phases http: //home. hiwaay. net/~krcool/Astro/moonphase/

NAME EACH PHASE OF THE MOON! New Waxing Crescent First Quarter Waxing Gibbous Full Waning Gibbous Last Quarter Waning Crescent Moon Phases Video: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=11 y. Il. RU 0 MR A

WHAT CAUSE THE LUNAR CYCLE? Moon phase simulator http: //astro. unl. edu/naap/lps/animations/lps. swf Moon Phase video: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=FLg. Q 7 e. Tx. A 6 M&feature =related

What percent of the moon is always lit by the sun (not including lunar eclipses)? A. 25% B. 50%- the half that is facing the sun C. 100% D. It depends on the moon phase True or False: The sun moon shines because light reflects off theit produces its own light. moon Moons revolution around the earth in a counterclockwise direction What motion causes the moon phases? waning The moon is _____from full to new moon waxing The moon is _____from new to full moon Moon Phase Simulation http: //aspire. cosmic-ray. org/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main. html

First Quarter 7 -8 days Waxing Gibbous 10 -11 days Shade each moon from outer space perspective Name each moon phase from Earth’s perspective Waxing Crescent 3 -4 days New Moon Start 1 End 29. 5 days Full Moon 15 days Waning Gibbous 18 -19 days Last Quarter 22 -23 Waning Crescent 25 -26 days Sun’s Rays

SOLAR ECLIPSE A Total Solar Eclipse can only occur during what moon phase? A. Full moon B. New moon C. Quarter moon Solar Eclipse Video http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=e. Ov. Wioz 4 Po. Q

LUNAR ECLIPSE A Total Lunar Eclipse can only occur during what moon phase? A. Full moon B. New moon C. Quarter moon Lunar Eclipse Video http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=lc. Rp 1 j. KJm. JU

WHY DOES A LUNAR AND SOLAR ECLIPSE NOT OCCUR EVERY MONTH? The moon’s orbit is on a 5 degree tilt Lunar and solar video http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=E 1 B 3 RLf 1 A 1 s

VIDEO LUNAR AND SOLAR HTTP: //WWW. YOUTUBE. COM/WATCH? V=JYBXE 7 HXPZA