Moon+Phases

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 * [[image:http://www.classbrain.com/cb_ask/images/Moon_new.gif width="75" height="75"]] ||  || Phase 1 - __**New Moon**__ - The side of the moon that is facing the Earth is not lit up by the sun. At this time the moon is not visible. ||
 * [[image:http://www.classbrain.com/cb_ask/images/Moon_waxcres.gif width="75" height="75"]] ||  || Phase 2 - __**Waxing Crescent**__ - A small part (less than 1/2) of the moon is lit up at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger. ||
 * [[image:http://www.classbrain.com/cb_ask/images/Moon_firstqtr.gif width="75" height="75"]] ||  || Phase 3 - **__First Quarter__** - One half of the moon is lit up by the sun at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger. ||
 * [[image:http://www.classbrain.com/cb_ask/images/Moon_waxgib.gif width="75" height="75"]] ||  || Phase 4 - **__Waxing Gibbous__** - At this time half of the moon is lit up. The part that is lit is slowly getting bigger. Waxing means to slowly get bigger. ||
 * [[image:http://www.classbrain.com/cb_ask/images/Moon_full.gif width="75" height="75"]] ||  || Phase 5 - **__Full Moon__** - The side of the moon that is lit up by the sun is facing the Earth. The entire moon is lit up at this point. ||
 * [[image:http://www.classbrain.com/cb_ask/images/Moon_wangib.gif width="75" height="75"]] ||  || Phase 6 - **__Waning Gibbous__** - The moon is not quite lit up all the way by sunlight. The part of the moon this is lit is slowly getting smaller. Waning means to slowly get smaller. ||
 * [[image:http://www.classbrain.com/cb_ask/images/Moon_lastqtr.gif width="75" height="75"]] ||  || Phase 7 - **__Last Quarter__** - Half of the moon is lit up but the sun. The part that we can see lit up is slowly getting smaller. ||
 * [[image:http://www.classbrain.com/cb_ask/images/Moon_wancres.gif width="75" height="75"]] ||  || Phase 8 - **__Waning Crescent__** - A small part of the moon is lit up at this point. It is getting smaller by the minute. ||

Did you know that a full moon can happen twice in one month? When this happens, the second full moon of the month is called a Blue Moon!
 * FUN FACT***