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Designed by: Khadeeja AL-Shidhani & Tamadher AL-Za’abi © 2007

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IntroductionHave you ever think

how the moon phase change during the month…?

Do you want to know how..?

Do you want to know the phases’ names..?

Can you identify the name of the moon phases depending on the moon position..?

Ok ..enjoy our trip for learning about the moon phases….

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We see three different phases of the moon

Crescent moon

Quarter moon Full moon

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New moon

• When the moon is in between the sun and the Earth, we cannot see it.

• This part of the moon is in the shade.

• This is called a new moon.

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Full moon

• When the Earth is in between the moon and the sun, we see the whole part of the moon which is lit up by the sun.

• This is called a full moon.

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Quarter moon

• When the moon is above or below the Earth, we can only see half of the lit area of the moon.

• This is called a quarter moon.

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Crescent moon.

When the moon is in between the new moon and the half moon, we are only able to see a little sliver of the lighted side of the moon.This is called a crescent moon.

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Do you want to see the different phases of the moon while it move around the

earth?

See this link:http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/

MoonPhase.html

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At the end

You notice that the moon has different phases. It dose not appear when it’s between the sun and the earth. However, we can see it in its full shiny when the earth is in between the moon and the sun. In addition, we can see the half moon when it’s over/below the earth.

When the moon is in between the half moon and the new moon we can see it as a C.

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