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Phases Of the Moon
There are 8 different phases of the moon The names are New moon, Waxing crescent, 1st quarter,Waxing Gibbous, Last quarter, And Waning Crescent. The moon phases affects the tides. The moon is the earth's satelite
The first is New moon this is when the moon's disk is dark because the earth is blocking the sun.
The second Phase is waxing crescent, this is when we can see only a sliver of the moon's surface.
Because the earth is blocking the sun.
The third phase is 1st quarter, which appears in the sky as a half moon,. We call it a quarter moon because it has now travelled a quarter of the way around the earth. Because the shadow reflects half on the moon.
The fourth phase is Waxing Gibbous. this is when the moon seems to be bigger because the earth is blocking less of the sun.
The fifth phase is full moon, this is when the moon's directly in front of the sun. When the moon is a full moon We get a big tide because at this point the moon's gravitational pull is very strong.
The first is New moon this is when the moon's disk is dark because the earth is blocking the sun.
The second Phase is waxing crescent, this is when we can see only a sliver of the moon's surface.
Because the earth is blocking the sun.
The third phase is 1st quarter, which appears in the sky as a half moon,. We call it a quarter moon because it has now travelled a quarter of the way around the earth. Because the shadow reflects half on the moon.
The fourth phase is Waxing Gibbous. this is when the moon seems to be bigger because the earth is blocking less of the sun.
The fifth phase is full moon, this is when the moon's directly in front of the sun. When the moon is a full moon We get a big tide because at this point the moon's gravitational pull is very strong.
The sixth phase is waning gibbous, this is when we can suddenly see less of the moon's disk because the earth is blocking the sunlight.
The seventh phase is last quarter this is when the moon has almost made a full circle of the earth we call it a last quarter because it has one left to travel around the earth because the moon has moved it appears in the sky as a half moon.
People need the phases of the moon and tides so they can fish. The moon affects the tides because of the gravitational pull.
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