ALL ABOUT THE MOON
Moon Computer Research
Explore these websites to help you understand more about the moon. Spend some time reading the information as you explore.
LUNAR CYCLE CHALLENGE (GAME)
MOON PHASES
MOON PHASES- TIPS FOR WATCHING THE MOON AND TIMES
Explore these websites to help you understand more about the moon. Spend some time reading the information as you explore.
LUNAR CYCLE CHALLENGE (GAME)
MOON PHASES
MOON PHASES- TIPS FOR WATCHING THE MOON AND TIMES
MOON LIGHT MADNESS
The revolution of the Moon around the Earth causes the Moon to appear to change shape in the sky. These apparently different shapes are called "phases" of the Moon. The Moon passes through a cycle of eight phases which repeats itself every 29.5 days. There is no definite starting point for the cycle, but phases follow one behind the other in a strict order.
Click on the picture to be taken to the Moonlight Madness Page and have some fun!!!
First, match the name of each Moon phase to the photograph of the Moon during that phase. Next, STARTING WITH THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW MOON AS NUMBER 1, number the photographs to reflect the order in which the phases are viewed from the Earth.
Below you will find description of each of the eight Moon phases as well as the names and a brief description of each phase.
- New Moon: lighted side of the Moon faces away from the Earth.
- Waxing Crescent: a small part of the Moon appears lighted and grows larger on successive days.
- First Quarter: the right half of the Moon appears lighted, with the lighted part growing larger on successive days.
- Waxing Gibbous: more than half of the Moon appears lighted, with more and more becoming lighted on successive days.
- Full Moon: lighted side of the Moon faces toward Earth.
- Waning Gibbous: more than half of the Moon appears lighted, with less and less becoming lighted on successive days.
- Third Quarter: the left half of the Moon appears lighted, with the lighted part growing smaller on successive days.
- Waning Crescent: a small part of the lighted Moon is visible and grows smaller on successive days.