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THE MOON

BY,
ANIRUDH
MOONLIGHT

THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN


THE MOON REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH.
THE MOON DOES NOT CREATE ITS OWN LIGHT.
THE SUN`S LIGHT BOUNCES OFF OF THE MOON.
THE LIGHT REFLECTS OFF THE MOON AND WE SEE IT.
PHASES OF THE MOON

FULL MOON: A FULL MOON IS WHEN THE MOON IS 100% ILLUMINATED


GIBBUS:WHEN THE MOON IS MORE THAN 50% BUT STILL NOT A FULL MOON.
FINAL QUARTER MOON:THE FINAL QUARTER MOON(3RD QUARTER
MOON) IS ROUGHLY 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE NEW MOON, AND IS THE
MOONS FINAL QUARTER AROUND EARTH.
CRESCENT:THE MOON SEEMS TO BE SHRINKING DAILY, BECAUSE THE NEW
MOON IS APPROACHING
NEW MOON:THE NEW MOON IS NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE IT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE
SUN TO BE SEEN
WAXING AND WANING

WAXING IS WHEN THE MOON BECOMES INCREASINGLY LIT EVERY


DAY.
WANING IS WHEN THE MOON BECOMES LESS LIT DAY BY DAY.
LUNAR ECLIPSE
 A LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCURS AFTER
THE MOON IS CAST IN EARTHS
SHADOW.
 A LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCURS ONLY
AFTER THE MOON IS DIRECTLY
BEHIND EARTH AND THE SUN IS
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EARTH.
SOLAR ECLIPSE
 WE SHOULD NOT MIX UP A SOLAR
ECLIPSE WITH A LUNAR ECLIPSE,
VERY BIG DIFFERENCE.
 SOLAR ECLIPSE IS WHEN MOON IS
IN BETWEEN SUN AND EARTH

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