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Pre- Lab Question:
1. How long is one lunar cycle?
Part 1
Draw a diagram that shows the position of the Earth, Sun and Moon.
Include the 8 phases of the moon, the Earth and the Sun. (no shading
yet)
Section 1
List the 8 phases of the moon and draw how each looks from Earth.
Part 2
Shade in the phases of the moon in your diagram above, as seen
from Earth. The shaded part is the part of the moon you do not see.
The white part is the lit part and the part you will see in the sky.
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Section 2: Redraw the diagram from Part 1. Shade in what the moon looks like from above Earth. The view will be from above the N Pole.
Reflection Questions: (Complete Sentences)
1. Why are quarter moons called quarter moons? How much of the moon can you see from Earth at these phases?
2. Why is the full moon called a full moon?
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3. Why can we see the moon from Earth?
4. Why does the moon go through phases?