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Phases of the Moon Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest

Directions: Click on the link below to answer the following questions.

http://www.ducksters.com/science/phases_of_the_moon.php

1. The moon itself doesn’t emit any _______________ like the sun. What we see when we see the moon is sunlight

______________________ off the moon.

2. The __________________ of the moon is how much of the moon appears to us on _____________________ to be lit up by the

sun. 3. __________________ of the moon is always lit up by the sun,

except during an ______________________, but we only see a

portion that is lit up. 4. Around once per _________________, the moon

__________________ around the Earth. 5. As the moon circles the Earth, we can only see a portion of

the lit up side. When we can see 100% of the lit up side, this is

a _______________ moon. When we can’t see any of the lit up side, this is called a _____________________ moon or

___________________ moon.

What are the different phases of the moon?

6. As the moon orbits or circles the Earth, the phase

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7. What is the phase called where we can’t see any of the lit up side of the moon?

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8. Starting with the New Moon, list the phases of the moon.

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Waxing or Waning?

9. As the New moon begins its orbit and we see more and more of the moon, this is called _________________________________.

10. After the moon gets to its Full phase, we start to see less and less of the moon. This is called ____________________________.

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