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phases of the moon
1. the moon’s shape never changes. why does it appear to be changing?
2. how long does it take the moon to go through the eight different phases?
3. true or false: a waxing moon appears to be getting smaller.
4. describe the new moon phase.
5. what phase comes after a new moon?
6. when you can see the entire lit portion of the moon, the moon is called...
7. describe a last quarter moon.
8. sometimes a quarter moon is called a ______________ moon.
9. the right side of the moon is more than half lit. what phase occurred?
10. what phase appears during the last week of the moon’s monthly orbit?
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### Question 1
# Brief Explanations:
The Moon's shape (its actual form) doesn't change as it's a spherical celestial body. However, the appearance of its shape changes because of the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun. As the Moon orbits Earth, different portions of its sun - lit surface are visible from Earth. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, we see little to no lit part (new moon), and as it moves in its orbit, more or less of the lit side becomes visible, creating the illusion of a changing shape.
# Answer:
The Moon's actual shape doesn't change. Its appearance of changing shape is due to the changing relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun, which makes different portions of the Moon's sun - lit surface visible from Earth.

### Question 2
# Brief Explanations:
The Moon takes about 29.5 days (a lunar month, also known as a synodic month) to go through all eight of its phases. This is the time it takes for the Moon to return to the same relative position with respect to the Earth and the Sun.
# Answer:
It takes about 29.5 days (a lunar month) for the Moon to go through the eight different phases.

### Question 3
# Brief Explanations:
A waxing moon is one in which the visible, sun - lit portion of the Moon is increasing. A waning moon is when the visible, sun - lit portion is decreasing. So the statement "A waxing moon appears to be getting smaller" is false.
# Answer:
False

### Question 4
# Brief Explanations:
During the new moon phase, the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. From Earth, we see the side of the Moon that is not being illuminated by the Sun (or very little of the lit side, as the Moon's unlit side faces Earth). So the new moon appears as a nearly invisible (or very dark) disk in the sky, as the sun - lit part is facing away from Earth.
# Answer:
During the new moon phase, the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun. The side of the Moon facing Earth is not lit by the Sun (or has very little illumination), so it appears as a very dark or nearly invisible disk in the sky.

### Question 5
# Brief Explanations:
After the new moon, the Moon starts to move in its orbit around the Earth. The next phase is the waxing crescent. In the waxing crescent phase, a small, crescent - shaped portion of the Moon's sun - lit side becomes visible from Earth as the Moon moves away from the Sun - Earth line.
# Answer:
The phase that comes after a new moon is the waxing crescent.

### Question 6
# Brief Explanations:
When we can see the entire lit portion of the Moon from Earth, that phase is called the full moon. During the full moon, the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, so the entire side of the Moon facing Earth is illuminated by the Sun.
# Answer:
When you can see the entire lit portion of the Moon, the Moon is called a full moon.

### Question 7
# Brief Explanations:
A last quarter moon (also known as a third - quarter moon) occurs about three - quarters of the way through the lunar cycle. At this time, half of the Moon's surface that is visible from Earth is lit. Specifically, the left - hand side of the Moon (from the Northern Hemisphere's perspective) appears lit, and the right - hand side is in shadow. It is the phase that comes after the waning gibbous and before the waning crescent.
# Answer:
A last quarter moon (or third - quarter moon) is a phase where half of the Moon's visible surface from Earth is lit. From the Northern Hemisphere, the left - hand side of the Moon appears lit, and it occurs about three - quarters of the way through the lunar cycle, coming after the waning gibbous and before the waning crescent.

### Question 8
# Brief Explanations:
Sometimes a quarter moon (either first quarter or last quarter) is called a half moon. This is because, during the quarter moon phases, half of the visible portion of the Moon from Earth is illuminated by the Sun.
# Answer:
Sometimes a quarter moon is called a half moon.

### Question 9
# Brief Explanations:
If the right side of the Moon is more than half lit, and it is in a phase where the lit portion is increasing (waxing), this is the waxing gibbous phase. In the waxing gibbous phase, the Moon is moving from the first quarter towards the full moon, and more than half of the right - hand side (from the Northern Hemisphere's view) is lit.
# Answer:
If the right side of the Moon is more than half lit, the waxing gibbous phase has occurred.

### Question 10
# Brief Explanations:
The Moon's monthly orbit (lunar cycle) is about 29.5 days. In the last week of this orbit, the Moon is in the waning crescent phase (or sometimes the last quarter or waning gibbous, but more precisely, in the last week, it is typically in the waning crescent as it moves towards the new moon). The waning crescent is a phase where a small, crescent - shaped portion of the Moon's lit side (on the left - hand side from the Northern Hemisphere) is visible, and the lit portion is decreasing as the Moon approaches the new moon phase.
# Answer:
During the last week of the Moon's monthly orbit, the waning crescent phase (or sometimes the last quarter/waning gibbous, but more commonly waning crescent) appears.

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