The Lunar Cycle
Begin
copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers
Imagine living thousands of years ago in a time before humans knew much about the moon.
That's no death star!
Why is it so bright?
Why does it keep changing its shape?
What is that thing?
Click on the moon.
People throughout history have developed a variety of beliefs about the moon.
The moon is an evil being that causes earthquakes.
There's a man in the moon.
The moon is the world's mother.
The moon is glowing cheese.
Select the moon.
Thanks to advances in technology and the work of many scientists, we now have a much better understanding of the moon and we are always learning more!
Note: This graphic is not to scale...not even close!
The moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It around the Earth about once every days.
Try again.
Yes! The moon revolves around Earth. Continue
Check
The moon is Earth's only natural satelite. It revolves around the Earth once every 29.5 days.
The moon's rocky surface contains mountains, craters (big holes formed from asteriods hitting it), smooth regions, and dark regions that are made of hardened lava from volcanic eruptions.
solid lava bed
crater
Click on one of the moon's solidified lava beds (dark spots).
The Lunar Cycle
Try again.
Yes! The moon reflects light from the sun. Click on the sun.
The moon its own light. It light from .
Check
The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Click the "Next Phase" button. To continue, click on the moon position that causes us to see a full moon.
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), half of the moon always reflects sunlight.
Click "Next Phase" to see how we view the phases of the moon from the Northern Hemisphere
Next Phase
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
The portion of the illuminated half that we can see from Earth depends on the position of the moon and Earth relative to the sun.
Not to scale...not even close
To continue, click on the moon position that causes us to see a full moon.
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The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Click the "Next Phase" button. To continue, click on the moon position that causes us to see a full moon.
Click "Next Phase" to see how we view the phases of the moon from the Northern Hemisphere
Click on the "Next Phase" button to simulate the moon revolving around the Earth.
That's right! Half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun.
Continue
(except during the rare lunar eclipses)
The portion of the illuminated half that we can see from Earth depends on the position of the moon and Earth relative to the sun.
Try Again.
Next Phase
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), of the moon is illuminated by the sun.
Check
Not to scale...not even close
To continue, click on the moon position that causes us to see a full moon.
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The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), half of the moon always reflects sunlight. On Earth, we see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Not to scale...not even close
Yes! except during lunar eclipses, half of the moon is always illuminated.
Continue
Try Again.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
Cntinue
Continue
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), of the moon is illuminated by the sun.
Check
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the 8 phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
Copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers www.virtualscienceteachers.com
On Earth, we see of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), half of the moon always reflects sunlight. On Earth, we see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Not to scale...not even close
Yes! On Earth, we see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon.
Continue
Try Again.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
Cntinue
Continue
On Earth, we see of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
Check
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the 8 phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
Copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers www.virtualscienceteachers.com
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), half of the moon always reflects sunlight. On Earth, we see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Not to scale...not even close
From new moon to full moon, the moon is said to be waxing as we see more and more of its lilluminated half from Earth.
From full moon to new moon, the moon is said to be waning as we see less and less of its illuminated half from Earth.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
Cntinue
Continue
Way to go! You got them all right. Continue
You did not get them all correct. Try again.
- new moon
- full moon
- waxing crescent
- waxing gibbous
During a , the moon appears completely dark from Earth because we are not able to see any of the illuminated half. From new moon until full moon, the moon is said to be as we are able to view more and more of its illuminated half. During a , we are able to see the entire illuminated half the moon. From full moon until new moon, the moon is said to be as we are able to see less and less of its illuminated half.
- full moon
- new moon
- waxing crescent
- waxing gibbous
Check
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the 8 phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Reload this page
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
You got it! Continue
Try again!
Not to scale...not even close
Drag the images below so that the phases of the moon are labeled correctly and displayed from left to right in order as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The new moon is already correctly placed.
Check
New Moon (Already in place)
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Reload this page
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
You got it! Continue
Try again!
Not to scale...not even close
Drag the images below so that the phases of the moon are labeled correctly and displayed from left to right in order as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The new moon is already correctly placed.
Check
New Moon
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Review
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
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Click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a new moon from Earth.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Review
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Review
Review
Waxing Crescent
Review
Review
You got it! From the Northern Hemisphere, we can see a small part of the illuminated half of the moon when it's in this position. It appears as a crescent on the right side.
Review
Review
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a first quarter moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a first quarter moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Review
Yes! We cannot see any of the illuminated half of the moon when it is in this position relative to Earth and the sun.
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Review
Review
New Moon
Review
Review
Review
Review
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Review
Not to scale...not even close
Last Quarter
Waning Gibbous
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a full moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
Full Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waxing crescent moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
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First Quarter
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Waxing Gibbous
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Review
Review
Yes! We can see all of the illuminated half of the moon (a full moon) when it is in this position.
Full Moon
Review
Review
First Quarter
Review
Review
Review
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a last quarter moon.
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waning gibbous.
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Review
Correct! We see a half of the illuminated half (a quarter) of the moon in this last quarter position.
Waxing Gibbous
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Review
Review
Last Quarter
Review
Review
First Quarter
Full Moon
Review
Review
Waning Gibbous
Not to scale...not even close
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waxing gibbous moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
And finally, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waning crescent.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Review
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Review
Waxing Gibbous
That's right! We can see almost all of the illuminated half of the moon (a gibbous moon) when it is in this position.
Review
Review
First Quarter
Review
Review
Review
Not to scale...not even close
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waning gibbous.
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a full moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Review
You got it! We see a little less of the illuminated half of the moon in this waning gibbous position.
Waxing Gibbous
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Review
Review
Waning Gibbous
Review
Review
First Quarter
Full Moon
Review
Review
Not to scale...not even close
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waxing crescent moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a last quarter moon.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Review
Review
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Review
First Quarter
Review
Review
Review
Yes! From the Northern Hemisphere, we can see half of the illuminated half (a quarter) of the moon when it's in this position.
Review
Review
Review
Not to scale...not even close
And finally, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waning crescent.
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waxing gibbous moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Waxing Gibbous
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Awesome! We see a just a crescent of the illuminated half of the moon when it is in this position.
Waning Crescent
First Quarter
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
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Outstanding work! Now let's work on remembering the names of the different phases.
Continue
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Yes! From Earth, we can see the entire illuminated half of the moon when it is in this position relative to Earth and the sun.
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Note: Due to the incorrect size and distance scales in the diagram, the sun, Earth, and moon appear lined up. The sun, moon, and Earth are almost never all in one line. In the rare times that the sun, moon, and Earth are perfectly lined up, Earth casts a shadow on the moon, causing a lunar eclipse.
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Click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a full moon from Earth.
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Review
Select the correct label for each phase of the moon as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere.
- Waxing Crescent
- New Moon
- First Quarter
- Waxing Gibbous
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waning Crescent
- New Moon
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- Waxing Gibbous
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waning Crescent
- First Quarter
- Waxing Crescent
- New Moon
- Waxing Gibbous
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waning Crescent
- Waxing Gibbous
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- New Moon
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waning Crescent
- Full Moon
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- New Moon
- Waxing Gibbous
- Waning Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waning Crescent
- Waning Crescent
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- New Moon
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waxing Gibbous
- Waning Gibbous
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- New Moon
- Full Moon
- Waxing Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waning Crescent
- Last Quarter
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- New Moon
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Waxing Gibbous
- Waning Crescent
Check
Way to go! You got them all right. Continue
You did not get them all correct. Try again.
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The positions of the moon and Earth relative to the sun determine how much of the illuminated half of the moon we can see from Earth.
It doesn't make its own light. It reflects light from the sun.
Except during rare lunar eclipses, half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun.
Oh! So the moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
Great work! You completed this Virtual Science Teachers interactive about the lunar cycle.
Imagine living thousands of years ago in a time before humans knew much about the moon.
Click on the moo.
Visit Virtual Science Teachers for loads more of interactives.
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Click the "Next Phase" button to show the phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the Sorth Pole.
The Phases of the Moon in the Southern Hemisphere
Not to scale...not even close
Switch to Northern Hemisphere.
Next Phase
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waning Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Waxing Crescent
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The Phases of the Moon in the Southern Hemisphere
Switch to Northern Hemisphere.
Next Phase
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waning Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Waxing Crescent
Not to scale...not even close
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The Phases of the Moon in the Southern Hemisphere
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
Frist Quarter
Last Quarter
Waxing Cescent
Waning Cescent
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Next Phase
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
Frist Quarter
Last Quarter
Waxing Cescent
Waning Cescent
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Next Phase
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
First Quarter
Waxing Crescent
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Next Phase
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Next Phase
Next Phase
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
Full Moon
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
Full Moon
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Third Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Full Moon
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
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Transcript
The Lunar Cycle
Begin
copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers
Imagine living thousands of years ago in a time before humans knew much about the moon.
That's no death star!
Why is it so bright?
Why does it keep changing its shape?
What is that thing?
Click on the moon.
People throughout history have developed a variety of beliefs about the moon.
The moon is an evil being that causes earthquakes.
There's a man in the moon.
The moon is the world's mother.
The moon is glowing cheese.
Select the moon.
Thanks to advances in technology and the work of many scientists, we now have a much better understanding of the moon and we are always learning more!
Note: This graphic is not to scale...not even close!
The moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It around the Earth about once every days.
Try again.
Yes! The moon revolves around Earth. Continue
Check
The moon is Earth's only natural satelite. It revolves around the Earth once every 29.5 days.
The moon's rocky surface contains mountains, craters (big holes formed from asteriods hitting it), smooth regions, and dark regions that are made of hardened lava from volcanic eruptions.
solid lava bed
crater
Click on one of the moon's solidified lava beds (dark spots).
The Lunar Cycle
Try again.
Yes! The moon reflects light from the sun. Click on the sun.
The moon its own light. It light from .
Check
The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Click the "Next Phase" button. To continue, click on the moon position that causes us to see a full moon.
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), half of the moon always reflects sunlight.
Click "Next Phase" to see how we view the phases of the moon from the Northern Hemisphere
Next Phase
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
The portion of the illuminated half that we can see from Earth depends on the position of the moon and Earth relative to the sun.
Not to scale...not even close
To continue, click on the moon position that causes us to see a full moon.
Copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers www.virtualscienceteachers.com
The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Click the "Next Phase" button. To continue, click on the moon position that causes us to see a full moon.
Click "Next Phase" to see how we view the phases of the moon from the Northern Hemisphere
Click on the "Next Phase" button to simulate the moon revolving around the Earth.
That's right! Half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun.
Continue
(except during the rare lunar eclipses)
The portion of the illuminated half that we can see from Earth depends on the position of the moon and Earth relative to the sun.
Try Again.
Next Phase
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), of the moon is illuminated by the sun.
Check
Not to scale...not even close
To continue, click on the moon position that causes us to see a full moon.
Copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers www.virtualscienceteachers.com
The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), half of the moon always reflects sunlight. On Earth, we see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Not to scale...not even close
Yes! except during lunar eclipses, half of the moon is always illuminated.
Continue
Try Again.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
Cntinue
Continue
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), of the moon is illuminated by the sun.
Check
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the 8 phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
Copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers www.virtualscienceteachers.com
On Earth, we see of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), half of the moon always reflects sunlight. On Earth, we see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Not to scale...not even close
Yes! On Earth, we see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon.
Continue
Try Again.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
Cntinue
Continue
On Earth, we see of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
Check
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the 8 phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
Copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers www.virtualscienceteachers.com
Except during lunar eclipses (which are rare), half of the moon always reflects sunlight. On Earth, we see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon, depending on the positions of the moon and the Earth relative to the sun.
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
The sun always illuminates half of the moon, except during a rare lunar eclipse.
Not to scale...not even close
From new moon to full moon, the moon is said to be waxing as we see more and more of its lilluminated half from Earth.
From full moon to new moon, the moon is said to be waning as we see less and less of its illuminated half from Earth.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
Cntinue
Continue
Way to go! You got them all right. Continue
You did not get them all correct. Try again.
During a , the moon appears completely dark from Earth because we are not able to see any of the illuminated half. From new moon until full moon, the moon is said to be as we are able to view more and more of its illuminated half. During a , we are able to see the entire illuminated half the moon. From full moon until new moon, the moon is said to be as we are able to see less and less of its illuminated half.
Check
Click the "Next Phase" button to show the 8 phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the North Pole.
Copyright 2022 Virtual Science Teachers www.virtualscienceteachers.com
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Reload this page
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
You got it! Continue
Try again!
Not to scale...not even close
Drag the images below so that the phases of the moon are labeled correctly and displayed from left to right in order as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The new moon is already correctly placed.
Check
New Moon (Already in place)
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Reload this page
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Next Phase
You got it! Continue
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Drag the images below so that the phases of the moon are labeled correctly and displayed from left to right in order as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The new moon is already correctly placed.
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New Moon
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
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Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
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Click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a new moon from Earth.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
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Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
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Waxing Crescent
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You got it! From the Northern Hemisphere, we can see a small part of the illuminated half of the moon when it's in this position. It appears as a crescent on the right side.
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a first quarter moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a first quarter moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
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Yes! We cannot see any of the illuminated half of the moon when it is in this position relative to Earth and the sun.
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
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New Moon
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Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
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Last Quarter
Waning Gibbous
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a full moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
Full Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waxing crescent moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
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First Quarter
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Waxing Gibbous
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
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Yes! We can see all of the illuminated half of the moon (a full moon) when it is in this position.
Full Moon
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First Quarter
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a last quarter moon.
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waning gibbous.
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
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Correct! We see a half of the illuminated half (a quarter) of the moon in this last quarter position.
Waxing Gibbous
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
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Last Quarter
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First Quarter
Full Moon
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Waning Gibbous
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waxing gibbous moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
And finally, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waning crescent.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
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Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
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Waxing Gibbous
That's right! We can see almost all of the illuminated half of the moon (a gibbous moon) when it is in this position.
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First Quarter
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waning gibbous.
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a full moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
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You got it! We see a little less of the illuminated half of the moon in this waning gibbous position.
Waxing Gibbous
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
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Waning Gibbous
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First Quarter
Full Moon
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Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waxing crescent moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a last quarter moon.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
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Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
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First Quarter
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Yes! From the Northern Hemisphere, we can see half of the illuminated half (a quarter) of the moon when it's in this position.
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And finally, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waning crescent.
Now, click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a waxing gibbous moon from the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Waxing Gibbous
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Awesome! We see a just a crescent of the illuminated half of the moon when it is in this position.
Waning Crescent
First Quarter
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
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Outstanding work! Now let's work on remembering the names of the different phases.
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Yes! From Earth, we can see the entire illuminated half of the moon when it is in this position relative to Earth and the sun.
Switch to Southern Hemisphere.
Note: Due to the incorrect size and distance scales in the diagram, the sun, Earth, and moon appear lined up. The sun, moon, and Earth are almost never all in one line. In the rare times that the sun, moon, and Earth are perfectly lined up, Earth casts a shadow on the moon, causing a lunar eclipse.
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Click on the moon position in the model above that would result in seeing a full moon from Earth.
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Select the correct label for each phase of the moon as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere.
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Great work! You completed this Virtual Science Teachers interactive about the lunar cycle.
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The positions of the moon and Earth relative to the sun determine how much of the illuminated half of the moon we can see from Earth.
It doesn't make its own light. It reflects light from the sun.
Except during rare lunar eclipses, half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun.
Oh! So the moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
Great work! You completed this Virtual Science Teachers interactive about the lunar cycle.
Imagine living thousands of years ago in a time before humans knew much about the moon.
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Click the "Next Phase" button to show the phases of the moon as they appear from outside the Earth-moon system and from standing near the Sorth Pole.
The Phases of the Moon in the Southern Hemisphere
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Switch to Northern Hemisphere.
Next Phase
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waning Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Waxing Crescent
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The Phases of the Moon in the Southern Hemisphere
Switch to Northern Hemisphere.
Next Phase
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waning Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Waxing Crescent
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The Phases of the Moon in the Southern Hemisphere
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
Frist Quarter
Last Quarter
Waxing Cescent
Waning Cescent
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Next Phase
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
Frist Quarter
Last Quarter
Waxing Cescent
Waning Cescent
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Next Phase
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The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
First Quarter
Waxing Crescent
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Next Phase
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Next Phase
Next Phase
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
Full Moon
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
Full Moon
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
Third Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Full Moon
The Phases of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere
For one set of cards (cards=pictures/text/object that you want to appear)
You need the orange element on every page. It will also display errors (in Spanish) This element shows either as "baraja1" or as "set1". Copy and paste to create as many as you have cards. Group the element with your cards IN THE ORDER that you want them to appear. Go to a differrent slide and return to see the updated numbering. The numbering changes with every times you group/ungroup or duplicate elements. Optional Elements: Group the "contador" with any text. The text will be automatically replaced to display how many rounds have been played. Group the "Terminado" element with text/object that you want to appear once all cards have been used. Group the "Reiniciar" element with a button (e.g. an image or text) . When the button is pressed, the game is reset. Group the "Ocultar" with a text/object that you want to disappear once the game starts, e.g. the instructions Choose one type of these buttons to decide how cards will be drawn:
true
to make the last two buttons random, add the black box to the page. Only group with "true" (for random) or "false" (for not random)
display a new element, hiding the rest
display a new element, keeping the rest visible
display a random element with animation.
For several sets of cards
This page allows for up to 5 decks of cards. See next page if you need more.For each set of cards, use a different set of "baraja/set" elements. Each cards of deck 1 need to be grouped with a "baraja/set 1" button, each card of deck 2 need to be grouped with a "baraja/set 2" button etc. Also use a different set of set of buttons from the white box for each set (Ocultar 1 for the first set, Ocultar 2 for the second set etc.)
Group the elements from the orange box with buttons that will apply to ALL sets of cards (e.g. it draw the next card in all sets at the same time or it will reset all cards at the same time)
Elements for up to 10 sets If you need more sets, use the codes on the next 2 pages. Change the numbers in bolt to create more elements. You can also change the colour names in the codes to give it different colours to be able to tell them apart easier. Once the code is changed, go to "insert", then "other" and paste it in the box to create the element.
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