different phases called as be getting bigger it is said to be "waxing" and when it seems to be getting smaller it is said to be waning". Check Your Understanding Direction: Match Column A (picture of the phases of the moon) to Column B (name of the phase of the moon) and to Column C (description about the phases of the moon) Column A Column B Column C • Full moon the dark side of the moon • Waning gibbous • the C-shape of the moon • New moon half part of the moon is lighted • Waxing crescent whole part of the moon is Lighted • First quarter lighted part of the moon gets smaller Remember Month - The period of the moon to complete one cycle. Rotation - movement of the moon in its axis. Revolution - movement of the moon around the Earth. Waxing - the moon's brighter area is getting bigger while the darker area is getting smaller. Waning - the moon's visible lighted part is getting smaller and the darker area is getting bigger PHASES OF THE MOON New Moon - The lighted part of the moon is facing away from the Earth, thus it is not visible because we are seeing the dark side of the moon". Waxing Crescent - The C-shape of the moon. This phase is less than the first quarter. First Quarter - Half of the moon is visible to the earth about a week after a new moon. Waxing Gibbous - Visible lighted part of the moon is more than the first quarter. 8 Full Moon - The whole part of the moon is lighted. The entire circle of the moon is visible during clear night sky. Waning Gibbous - The lighted part of the moon gets smaller which is less than the full moon. Last Quarter - Half part of the moon is visible again on the third week of the month. Waning Crescent - The visible lighted part of the moon gets smaller than the last quarter. Moon DO NOT CHANGE IN SIZE AND SHAPE. It ONLY APPEARS TO CHANGE BECAUSE THE VISIBLE PORTION RECEIVES LIGHT FROM THE SUN AND OUR VIEW OF IT CHANGES AS IT ROTATES IN ITS OWN AXIS AND REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH.
