There are eight phases of the moon. The phases are New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, last quarter, and the last phase is Waning crescent. The moon gets it's light from the sun. It takes 29 and a half days for the moon to orbit earth.
A New moon is when the Moon, Earth and Sun are all in a straight line and Earth is blocking the moon from the sun so the sun can't shine on the moon and it looks invisible. When the moon, Earth and Sun are all in a straight line the moon is pulling the water towards it and this causes a high tide this is the first phrase.
The next phase is Waxing crescent this is when the moon moves a bit over so some of the sun is shining on the moon. The moon looks like a banana.
The third phase is First quarter this is when half of the moon can be seen. The First quarter is also called half moon. Only half the moon can be seen because the earth is blocking the light on the other half of the moon.
The fourth phase is Waxing gibbous. A Waxing gibbous is when three quarters of the moons disk can be seen because the moon has moved towards the sun and the moon is blocking a little of the sun light.
The next phase is Full moon this is when the whole moon can be seen. When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line and the sun is shining straight on the moon this causes a full moon and it will be a high tide.
The sixth phase is Waning gibbous a waning gibbous is when the moon looks like it is getting smaller and the moon is starting to move back behind Earth. The Earth is blocking a little bit of the moons disk.
The next phase is Last quarter this is when only half of the moons disk can be seen because the moon is moving back behind Earth and the Earth is blocking the sunlight.
The last phase is Waning crescent this is when this is when a little bit of the moon can be seen because the moon is moving back behind they Earth and the Earth is blocking the sunlight.
We need the moon because it affects the tide. The sea animals wouldn't survive, fisher man wouldn't have jobs and there wouldn't be high and low tide.
A New moon is when the Moon, Earth and Sun are all in a straight line and Earth is blocking the moon from the sun so the sun can't shine on the moon and it looks invisible. When the moon, Earth and Sun are all in a straight line the moon is pulling the water towards it and this causes a high tide this is the first phrase.
The next phase is Waxing crescent this is when the moon moves a bit over so some of the sun is shining on the moon. The moon looks like a banana.
The third phase is First quarter this is when half of the moon can be seen. The First quarter is also called half moon. Only half the moon can be seen because the earth is blocking the light on the other half of the moon.
The fourth phase is Waxing gibbous. A Waxing gibbous is when three quarters of the moons disk can be seen because the moon has moved towards the sun and the moon is blocking a little of the sun light.
The next phase is Full moon this is when the whole moon can be seen. When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line and the sun is shining straight on the moon this causes a full moon and it will be a high tide.
The sixth phase is Waning gibbous a waning gibbous is when the moon looks like it is getting smaller and the moon is starting to move back behind Earth. The Earth is blocking a little bit of the moons disk.
The next phase is Last quarter this is when only half of the moons disk can be seen because the moon is moving back behind Earth and the Earth is blocking the sunlight.
The last phase is Waning crescent this is when this is when a little bit of the moon can be seen because the moon is moving back behind they Earth and the Earth is blocking the sunlight.
We need the moon because it affects the tide. The sea animals wouldn't survive, fisher man wouldn't have jobs and there wouldn't be high and low tide.
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