Moon Phases




 Hello Everyone today we are going to learn about the Moon's phases. First talk about a myth about the moon.  We will do  "Do wolves howl on a full moon".  Wolves really do not howl at the moon. They are just communicating to other wolves, but why do they point their faces at the moon you ask? Well if they project their calls upward allows the sound to carry farther.

 

 

Okay now we will talk about the moon's phases. Did you know that the whole concept of months are based on the moon's phases. Well the reason why the moon goes through faces is because the sun strikes the moon's surface at different angles.  Though Shadows have nothing to do with this.

 

Oh yeah I forgot to tell you this, a lunar eclipse does not happen often because It only happens when the moon is in direct alignment with the Earth and the Sun. Like the Earth the moon is always half lit by the sun and the other half in darkness. But the amount that we see changes as the moon moves in orbit. Now we will talk about the moon's phases. The first phase is the New moon. It is when the moon is completely dark and there is not a single bit of light. Oh yeah I forgot to tell you when a moon is waxing the light grows.

A waxing crescent moon is when the sun light portion is still less than half. Half moon is when half the moon is lit up.  The waxing gibbous moon is when the lit portion is more than half. Full moon is my favorite phase, it is when the whole moon is lit. Waning gibbous is when the light continually decreases then the third quarter and finally waning crescent, which is the phase then the whole cycle starts over again. Well guys this is it so bye








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