Changes in the Moon
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- How long does it take the moon to go around the Earth?
- About four weeks
- How long is a day on the moon?
- Almost a month
- Does the moon really change?
- No. It just seems to change.
- How much of the moon is always lighted?
- Half of the moon
- What is it called when you can see one half of the lighted side of the moon?
- Quarter moon
- What is it called when you cannot see any of the lighted half of the moon?
- New moon
- What is it called when you can see a small part of the lighted half?
- Crescent moon
- What is it called when you can see all of the lighted side of the moon?
- Full moon
- What is it called when you can see more and more of the moon each night?
- Waxing Moon
- What is it called when each night we see less and less of the moon?
- Waning Moon