Phases of the Moon, Lecture notes of Earth Sciences

Download Phases of the Moon and more Lecture notes Earth Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! Moon Phases Worksheet 5/13/2011 1 Regents Earth Science Name: Astronomy Phases of the Moon Label each phase of the moon. Use words from the box below. A little trick to help you remember whether a moon is waxing (getting bigger) or waning (getting smaller) is to mentally draw a line between the dark and light parts of the moon. If the lighted part forms a lower case b the moon is being “born” or waxing. If the lighted part forms a lower case d the moon is “dying” or waning. FUN FACT The first full moon after the autumn equinox, September 21-23, is called the Harvest Moon. The next full moon is called the Hunter’s Moon. The occurrence of 2 full moons in the same month is called a “BLUE” moon! full moon new moon waxing crescent waning crescent first quarter last quarter waxing gibbous waning gibbous Moon Phases Worksheet 5/13/2011 2 Use the diagram below to fill in the name of the moon phases for the position indicated by the letter In the space below, draw a diagram with the Sun on the right, representing the position of the sun, moon and earth when we would see a waning crescent moon. In the space below, draw a diagram with the Sun on the right, representing the position of the sun, moon and earth when we would see a third quarter moon.