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Moon PhasesName:_______________________PER: ___ 1) ____________ are the names of phases in which half of the moon can be seen from Earth.2) During the _____________ phase, the visible portion of the moon is growing.3) During the ________________ phase, the left half of moon is visible.4) Starting with the new moon name and draw the remaining 7 phases of the moon. phasepicture phasepicturea. new moone. __________b. ________f. __________c. ________g. __________d. ________h. __________5) Draw the moon to correctly 6) Given the following position of the show the relative positions of sun light, Earth and moon. Draw sunlight, moon and Earth for theand name the moon phaseWaxing Gibbous phase.produced in spaces provided.Sun LightSun Light Moon pictureEarthEarthanswer: ____________ 7) What time of day/night would we see a waxing crescent?8) What time of day/night would we see a waning crescent?Champions? What time of day/night would we just see a ? moon rising?1. Description: In each figure below (A – F) the Moon is shown in a particular phase along with the position in the sky that the Moon would have at one time during the day (or night). The dark areas on each moon figure show the unlit portions of the Moon visible from Earth at that time. Assume that sunset occurs at 6 pm and that sunrise occurs at 6 am. Ranking Instructions: Use the time each Moon phase (A – F) would appear as shown to rank the figures (from earliest to latest), starting from sunrise (6 am). Ranking Order: Earliest (about 6 am) 1 ___ 2 ____ 3 ____ 4 ____ 5 ____ 6 _____ Latest Or, the time of day or night are the same for all the phases shown. _____ (indicate with check mark). Carefully explain your reasoning for ranking this way: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. The figure below shows the moon and sun on a horizon diagram. What is the phase and what is the time of day depicted? What time did the moon reach its highest point in the sky? 3. Draw and label the full moon and sun at 6:00 A.M. on the figure below. (If necessary or useful, draw an arrow to one or both spots.) ................
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