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Phases of the Moon

There are 8 phases of the moon. The very first phase is the new moon. The new moon cannot be seen from our planet since only the dark side of the Moon is facing Earth. The second phase of the moon is a waxing crescent moon. This time, a tiny sliver of the moon can be seen after a new moon. After that is the first quarter moon. The moon is facing us enough that we can see half of the moon, or a quarter. Then is a waxing gibbous moon. Waxing means that it, or the object, is getting bigger. Gibbous refers to the shape, which is larger than the semicircle shape of the Moon at first quarter, but smaller than a full circle. The fifth phase is a full moon. This is where you can see the whole thing of one of the sides. It looks and is a full circle. After this phase, the moon will start to get smaller again. After the full moon comes the waning gibbous moon. This is like the waxing gibbous, but instead, it's decreasing in size. The next phase is the third quarter moon. This is where you can only see half of the moon. The very last phase is the waning crescent moon. This is where you, again, can only see a sliver of the moon.

Tides of the Moon

There are two types of tides. Those are high tides and low tides. , which are caused by the moon. Tides are long-period waves that move through the oceans in response to the forces that are used by the moon and sun. Tides come from the oceans and advance towards the coastlines, where they are seen as the regular rise and fall of the sea surface. When the crest of the wave reaches a particular place, a high tide takes place. When the lower part of the wave reaches a particular location, a low tide occurs. The difference in height between the high tide and the low tide is known to be called the tidal range. The moon's gravitational pull generates something which is known as the tidal force.

There are many planets in our solar system. The most well-known is Earth, because that's where we live. Our planet is placed at the outer rim of the Milky Way galaxy, which is a spiral galaxy. Our solar system consists of our star, which is the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also dwarf planets like Pluto, and many moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids. There are also millions and millions of stars in the Milky Way. There are three general kinds of galaxies: and elliptical, spiral and irregular. We live in the Milky Way Galaxy, but there are other galaxies, such as the Andromeda Galaxy and the Comet Galaxy.

Solar System

Fun Facts

There are many interesting facts about the moon! Here are some examples:

1. The moon is the only permanent natural satellite for the Earth, and is the fifth largest natural satellite in the solar system.

2. The moon always shows Earth the same face/ side. It is in something called synchronous rotation.

3. The surface of the moon is actually dark, although it appears very bright, with a reflectance just slightly higher than the one of word asphalt.

4. The sun and the moon are not the same size. The moon is about 400 times smaller than the sun, but 400 times closer to Earth, making it impossible to see the difference.

5. The moon is actually drifting away from the Earth about 3.8 cm away every year.

6. The moon was made when a rock "the size of Mars" smashed into the Earth, the moon was created.

This is a Solar Eclipse!