PHASES OF THE MOON
A Research Paper
Presented to the Faculty
of Kids World Learning Center
In Partial fulfillment of the requirements
For the Research Subject
MICA FRANCHESCA MICHELLE G. ABALLA
Researcher
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Date
The Moon, also referred to as ‘ Luna ‘, is the only natural satellite of the Earth,
The Moon has no atmosphere, meaning that there is no wind and or air.
That also means there is no air to filter the radiation coming from the Sun.
The first mission to the Moon was in 1959, by the Soviet Lunar Program, the first man
landing was in 1969 by the Apollo 11.
The Sun may be out main source of light during the day, but the Moon takes over during
the night.
The Moon actually does not produce it’s own light, the Moon reflects the light coming
from the Sun, in conclusion, we are only able to see the Moon due to the light from the
Sun.
There are multiple phases of the Moon as it changes throughout days, there are 8 phases
of the Moon.
Similar on how the Earth goes around the Sun, the Moon goes around the Earth.
And because the Moon gets it’s light from the sun, the light will hit the Moon in various
ways as it changes positions.
The way the Moon looks to us is continually changing, it moves across the sky rapidly
over the course of a night.
From night to night, it rises and falls at different times and in different parts of the sky.
Most vividly, it’s entire appearance changes over the course of two weeks, morphing into
a bright circle to a circle sliced in half and finally fading into nothing.
All these changes seem complicated but each one can be explained by thinking about
where the Earth, Sun and Moon are in relation to one another.
If we think about the Moon in relation to the Earth, we can explain how it appears to
travel across the sky over the course of a night, and why it rises and falls at different
times and different locations.