Phases of the Moon
Physics ⇒ Earth and Space Physics
Phases of the Moon starts at 6 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the difference between waxing and waning phases of the Moon.
Describe the position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during a Full Moon.
Describe what is meant by the term 'waxing' when referring to the Moon's phases.
Describe what you would see in the sky during a New Moon.
During which phase is exactly half of the Moon's face illuminated and visible from Earth?
During which phase is the Moon more than half illuminated but not yet full?
Explain why a lunar eclipse does not occur every month.
Explain why the Moon appears to change shape throughout the month.
Explain why the Moon does not have phases when viewed from space.
Explain why we see different phases of the Moon from Earth.
What is the difference between a gibbous and a crescent Moon?
What is the main reason we always see the same side of the Moon from Earth?
What is the name of the phase when the Moon is decreasing in illumination but still more than half visible?
Which phase of the Moon occurs when the entire face of the Moon is illuminated as seen from Earth?
Describe how the appearance of the Moon’s phases differs when viewed from the Northern Hemisphere compared to the Southern Hemisphere.
Explain how the tilt of the Moon’s orbit relative to Earth’s orbit affects the frequency of lunar and solar eclipses.
Explain why the time between two successive Full Moons is slightly longer than the time it takes the Moon to complete one orbit around Earth.
If the Moon is in the waxing gibbous phase today, approximately how many days will it take to reach the Full Moon phase?
